February 13, 20266428March 3, 2026472

I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2554 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

Chief Clerk

Secretary of State

State of Washington

HB 2554.PLHOUSE BILL 2554Passed Legislature2026 Regular Session69th Legislature2026 Regular SessionRepresentatives Lekanoff, Callan, Santos, Ryu, Parshley, Ramel, Doglio, Fitzgibbon, Cortes, Stearns, Obras, Pollet, Zahn, Nance, Reeves, Thomas, and TimmonsRead first time 01/19/26.Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.Recognizing judicially affirmed and treaty-reserved fishing rights and promoting state-tribal cooperative agreements in the management of salmon, trout, and steelhead resources. AN ACT Relating to recognizing judicially affirmed and treaty-reserved fishing rights and promoting state-tribal cooperative agreements in the management of salmon, trout, and steelhead resources; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 77.110.010, 77.110.020, 77.110.030, 77.110.040, and 77.110.900. Sec. 1.

The legislature finds that chapter 77.110 RCW is inconsistent with judicially affirmed and treaty-reserved fishing rights. The legislature also finds that chapter 77.110 RCW conflicts with well-established state-tribal cooperative fishery management agreements. Therefore, the legislature acknowledges that in order to keep its commitments and relationship with Pacific Northwest tribes and to avoid any legal confusion with current cooperative agreements, it is necessary to repeal chapter 77.110 RCW.

 Sec. 2.

The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

1RCW 77.110.010 (Declaration) and 1985 c 1 s 1;

2RCW 77.110.020 (Petition to congress) and 1985 c 1 s 2;

3RCW 77.110.030 (Management of natural resources—State policy) and 1985 c 1 s 3;

4RCW 77.110.040 (Declaration—Denial of rights based on race, sex, origin, or cultural heritage) and 1985 c 1 s 4; and

5RCW 77.110.900 (Transmittal of act to president and congress—1985 c 1) and 1985 c 1 s 5.