The next calendar cutoff deadline is this Tuesday, February 17th-any bills that have not been passed out of their chamber of origin will drop dead on Tuesday. We have been lobbying hard all week for the bills listed below, and two of five are now safe from the deadline. We are continuing to press for the remaining bills to move forward, but time is short and the competition to get bills on the House floor vote schedule is fierce. Keep your fingers crossed for the remaining three bills (and share our action alerts)!
Week 5 Highlights and New Action Alerts:
HB 1078 - restricting pet insurance cancellations and nonrenewals.
- Week 5 recap: This bill was pulled from the Rules Committee and passed by the House with a unanimous vote on Tuesday. It has moved on to the Senate and is now scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Committee on Feb. 18th at 8:00 am.
- NEW ACTION: Complete our new Action Alert to sign in "Pro" on the record by 7:00 am on Feb. 18th.
HB 2247 - expanding vet telehealth access:
- Week 5 recap: This bill was pulled from the Rules Committee and was passed by the House with a unanimous vote on Wednesday. It now moves on to the Senate. Stay tuned for a new Action Alert once this bill is scheduled for its Senate committee hearing.
HB 1904 - banning cat declawing:
- Week 5 recap: No change. This bill is still the Rules Committee waiting to be scheduled for a House floor vote. If you haven't already done so, please complete our Action Alert to ask for this bill to be pulled from Rules and for your representatives to vote for this bill on the House floor.
HB 1608 - farmed octopus sales ban:
- Week 5 recap: No change. This bill is in the Rules Committee also. If you haven't already done so, please complete our Action Alert to ask for this bill to be pulled from Rules and for your representatives to vote for this bill on the House floor.
HB 1735 - prohibiting force-feeding of birds and sale of force-fed foie gras:
- Week 5 recap: No change. This bill is in the Rules Committee. If you haven't already done so, please complete our Action Alert to ask for this bill to be pulled from Rules and for your representatives to vote for this bill on the House floor.
As always, the best way to keep up to date during the week is with our 2026 Bill Tracker, which is updated several times a day and contains links directly to our active Action Alerts. You can also check our Action Alerts webpage to see which bills currently need support - it is update throughout the week.
If you are interested in taking action on wildlife bills, please visit Washington Wildlife First's campaign page and consider signing up for their action alerts.
