S-0938.1

SENATE BILL 5698

State of Washington

68th Legislature

2023 Regular Session

BySenators Warnick, Dozier, Frame, Rolfes, Saldaña, Salomon, Shewmake, and J. Wilson

Read first time 02/03/23.Referred to Committee on State Government & Elections.

AN ACT Relating to the state cactus; and adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 1.20 RCW to read as follows:

The pediocactus nigrispinus, more commonly known as the basalt cactus, snowball cactus, hedgehog cactus, or Columbia Plateau cactus, is hereby designated as the official cactus of the state of Washington.

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