2675 AMS STAN S5960.1
HB 2675 - S AMD TO WM COMM AMD (S-5865.1/26) 882
By Senator Stanford
ADOPTED 03/09/2026
On page 1, after line 18, insert the following:
"(7) RCW
77.44.010 (Warm water game fish enhancement program
—Created) and 1998 c 191 s 39 & 1996 c 222 s 1;
(8) RCW
77.44.030 (Freshwater, combination fishing license
—Disposition of fee) and 1998 c 191 s 29 & 1996 c 222 s 3;
(9) RCW
77.44.040 (Program goals) and 1996 c 222 s 4;
(10) RCW
77.44.050 (Warm water game fish account
—Created
—Use of moneys) and 2025 c 424 s 985, 2020 c 148 s 25, 2009 c 333 s 43, 1999 c 235 s 1, & 1996 c 222 s 5;"
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On page 4, after line 2, insert the following:
"Sec. 5. RCW
77.32.440 and 2025 c 328 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
Enhancement programs receive revenue using a percentage rate applied to the fee of each eligible license and deposited within each dedicated account as follows:
(1) ((
Six and eight-tenths percent of all freshwater and combination fishing licenses, including temporary combination fishing licenses, must be deposited in the warm water game fish account created in RCW 77.44.050;(2) Twelve))
12.0 percent of all saltwater and combination fishing licenses, including temporary combination fishing licenses, must be deposited in the recreational fisheries enhancement account created in RCW
77.105.150;
((
(3) Two and three-tenths))
(2) 2.3 percent of all saltwater, freshwater, and combination fishing licenses, including temporary combination fishing licenses, must be deposited in the regional fisheries enhancement group account created in RCW
77.95.090; and
((
(4) One and eight-tenths))
(3) 1.8 percent of all saltwater and combination fishing licenses, including temporary combination fishing licenses, must be deposited in the rockfish research account created in RCW
77.12.702."
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On page 28, after line 3, insert the following:
"
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. (1) The department of fish and wildlife must calculate the amount of money contained in the warm water game fish account on July 1, 2026, that is derived from revenue sources described in RCW 77.44.050 and provide this information to the office of financial management. If the office of financial management certifies the amount to be correct, the state treasurer must transfer the amount certified from the warm water game fish account to the fish, wildlife, and conservation account created in RCW 77.12.170(3).(2) This section expires June 30, 2027."
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On page 28, line 11, after "46.68.175" insert "and
77.32.440"
EFFECT: Repeals the statute for the Warm Water Game Fish Account, restructures the revenue distribution from fishing license fees to retain funds to the Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Account, and provides direction to shift remaining fund balance.
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