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WA SB5390

Bill

Status

Passed

5/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Derek Stanford

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Discover pass price increases from $30 to $45, with family discover pass capped at $50, effective October 1, 2025
  • Office of Financial Management must review discover pass costs every four years and recommend inflation adjustments to the legislature
  • Recreation access pass account revenue distribution threshold increases from $71 million to $85 million per biennium, split among State Parks (84%), Fish and Wildlife (8%), and Natural Resources (8%)
  • Lifetime disabled veteran pass (for veterans with 30%+ service-connected disability) now functions as a discover pass, providing free access to all state recreation sites and lands
  • Governor vetoed Section 6, which would have created a work group to study long-term funding strategies for recreation agencies

Legislative Description

Revised for engrossed: Concerning access to recreation sites or lands.

Last Action

Effective date 10/1/2025.

5/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules4/8/2025
Appropriations3/13/2025
Rules2/28/2025
Ways & Means2/14/2025
Local Government1/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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