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WA SB5334
Bill
Status
5/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Shelly Short
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AI Summary
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Adds Department of Natural Resources civil enforcement decisions under RCW 76.04.205 (burning permits and silvicultural burning civil penalties) to the list of decisions appealable to the Pollution Control Hearings Board
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Amends RCW 43.21B.110 to expand the board's jurisdiction to include these DNR enforcement actions alongside existing appealable decisions from multiple state agencies
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Effective date is July 27, 2025
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Passed with near-unanimous bipartisan support: Senate 49-0, House 96-1
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Sponsored by Senators Short, Chapman, Bateman, and Nobles at the request of the Department of Natural Resources
Legislative Description
Adding the department of natural resources' civil enforcement decisions under RCW 76.04.205 to appeals that may be heard by the pollution control hearings board.
Last Action
Effective date 7/27/2025.
5/17/2025