Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HJM4004: Marine mammal protection act
Status: Passed one chamber, March 12, 2026
Requesting Congress to modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
H-0713.1 HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4004 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session ByRepresentatives Chase, Nance, Dent, McClintock, Bernbaum, Engell, Schmick, Orcutt, Springer, Marshall, Volz, Reeves, Jacobsen, Parshley, Klicker, Eslick, and Schmidt Read first time 02/03/25.Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources. TO THE HONORABLE DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND TO THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION: We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as and WHEREAS, The Washington State Academy of Sciences studied policy responses to increase salmon stocks and reported to the Washington State Legislature in 2022 that current populations of pinnipeds are a contributing factor in the decline and depression of salmon populations in Washington state waters; and WHEREAS, The Washington State Academy of Sciences recommended that strategic and appropriately scaled adaptive management of pinniped populations, including lethal removals, is a key tool that could be expanded to improve salmon recovery; and WHEREAS, State and tribal resource managers cannot use the recommended management tools for salmon recovery without Congress providing new …
Sponsors
- Rob Chase (R) · primary sponsor
- Greg Nance (D)
- Tom Dent (R)
- Stephanie McClintock (R)
- Adam Bernbaum (D)
- Andrew Engell (R)
- Joe Schmick (R)
- Ed Orcutt (R)
- Lawrence Springer (D)
- Matt Marshall (R)
- Mike Volz (R)
- Kristine Reeves (D)
Latest actions
- : By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- : First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- : By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- : Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
- : Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- : Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- : AGNR - Majority; do pass.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (January 29, 2026): 80 yea, 16 nay, passed
- House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources: Do pass (February 21, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: JOINT MEMORIALS, FISH AND FISHING
Common questions
- What is HJM4004?
- HJM4004 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Marine mammal protection act.
- What does HJM4004 do?
- Requesting Congress to modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
- What is the status of HJM4004?
- Passed one chamber as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJM4004?
- Rob Chase (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJM4004?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4004&Year=2025
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