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SJM 8013: Pinnipeds, predatory birds

Data last updated: bill actions through Aug 23, 2026 · lobbyist reports through Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 14, 2026)

Requesting Congress to amend the marine mammal protection act and the migratory bird act to allow the lethal removal of pinnipeds and predatory birds in Puget Sound in a manner similar to the recent changes authorized in the Columbia river to protect endangered salmon populations.

Prime sponsor
Phil Fortunato
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Status
First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. (Jan 12, 2026)
The Legislature's page
SJM 8013 on leg.wa.gov

Floor votes

No floor roll call on file (it didn't pass a chamber, or it was decided without one).

Who lobbied on it 1

EmployerLobbyistsTo 2026 candidates
Washington Wildlife First1—

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