HB 1758 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Calculating the inflation rate for aquatic land leases.

House Bill 1758 revises the method for calculating the inflation rate used in state-owned aquatic land leases. The bill changes the economic index referenced from the "all commodity producer price index" to the "Seattle area consumer price index, all urban consumers (CPI-U)." This amendment directly affects the Department of Natural Resources and those who lease state-owned tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and beds of navigable waters. The purpose is to update the economic measure used for adjusting these lease rates.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

Bill → Substitute Bill · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from H-0561.1 to H-1449.1 and updated to reflect its status as a substitute bill after committee review. The most significant change is a modification to the definition of the 'inflation rate' used for calculating aquatic land lease fees, replacing the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Consumer Price Index with the broader Seattle area Consumer Price Index. This adjustment ensures the fee calculation uses a more comprehensive economic indicator for the region.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on calculating inflation rates for aquatic land leases, but the specific economic data source used for this calculation has been broadened.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'inflation rate' was updated to use the 'Seattle area consumer price index' instead of the 'Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue consumer price index', expanding the geographic scope of the economic data used for fee calculations.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from H-0561.1 to H-1449.1, and the header was updated to indicate it is now a 'Substitute House Bill' following committee action.

TIMELINE

The date the bill was read for the first time was updated from January 31, 2025, to February 18, 2025.

Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

94–1

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 100

Mar 10, 2025

D Democratic61

58 Yea 3

95% Yea

R Republican39

36 Yea 1 Nay 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jan 12, 2026

Introduced

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

lower

Mar 10, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (94-1-5)

house

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors