HB 1372 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Modifying provisions on joint legislative audit and review committee studies.

HB 1372 modifies the responsibilities and timelines for the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) and impacts the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It extends the expiration date of certain statutes governing JLARC's review functions to 2045 and refines the process for conducting program and fiscal reviews of state entities. The bill specifically requires JLARC to oversee an independent review of the DNR's methodologies and data used for its sustainable harvest calculation, involving expert contractors. This review will inform the Board of Natural Resources' decision on harvest levels and removes a previous barrier related to litigation for the sustainable harvest study.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Signed May 2, 2025

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Bill → Passed Legislature · 3 edits

MINOR

The document was updated from a House Bill draft to the final certified version passed by the legislature. A new certification section was added to formally record the bill's passage by both chambers. The most significant policy change redefined the criteria for when the legislative auditor should review programs, adding a requirement to delay reviews if legislative changes have occurred and waiting for sufficient data.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding legislative audit priorities was modified to include a condition for delaying reviews pending new data.

TECHNICAL

Added a full Certification of Enrollment page to formally document the bill's passage by the House and Senate with vote counts and signatures.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the criteria for performance audits by adding a new condition (d) that requires delaying a review if legislative changes to the program have occurred and sufficient data is not yet available.

Reordered the list of audit criteria by removing the previous condition about mandated assignments and adding a new condition about delaying reviews for data availability, while keeping the condition about mandated recurring studies as the final item.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2025 · House Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Apr 5, 2025

D Democratic31

30 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 2, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Apr 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Apr 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Senate amendments.

lower

Apr 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

upper

Apr 5, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (50-0-1)

senate

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

SGTE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

SGOV - Majority; do pass.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 9:00 AM.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors