HB 1608 — Concerning the selling, possessing, transporting, and distributing of farmed octopus.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-27
AN ACT Relating to the selling, possessing, transporting, and distributing of farmed octopus;
Latest action: 2026-01-15 — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Sponsors
- Peterson, Strom (D, WA-21) — sponsor · 2025-01-27
- Berg, April (D, WA-44) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Fitzgibbon, Joe (D, WA-34) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Chase, Rob (R, WA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Walen, Amy (D, WA-48) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Farivar, Darya (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Leavitt, Mari (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Ramel, Alex (D, WA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Gregerson, Mia (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Parshley, Lisa (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Reed, Julia (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Bernbaum, Adam (D, WA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Goodman, Roger (D, WA-45) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Springer, Larry (D, WA-45) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Kloba, Shelley (D, WA-1) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Hill, Natasha (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Macri, Nicole (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Fosse, Mary (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Davis, Lauren (D, WA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
Action timeline
- · house — First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
- · house — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- · house — AGNR - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — AGNR - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (19)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | Berg, April | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Bernbaum, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Chase, Rob | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Davis, Lauren | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Farivar, Darya | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Fitzgibbon, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Fosse, Mary | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Goodman, Roger | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Gregerson, Mia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Hill, Natasha | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Kloba, Shelley | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Leavitt, Mari | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Macri, Nicole | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Parshley, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Peterson, Strom | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Ramel, Alex | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Reed, Julia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Springer, Larry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Walen, Amy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterson, Strom (D, state_lower WA-21) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Berg, April (D, state_lower WA-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bernbaum, Adam (D, state_lower WA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chase, Rob (R, state_lower WA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Davis, Lauren (D, state_lower WA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Farivar, Darya (D, state_lower WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Fitzgibbon, Joe (D, state_lower WA-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Fosse, Mary (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Goodman, Roger (D, state_lower WA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Gregerson, Mia (D, state_lower WA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Hill, Natasha (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Kloba, Shelley (D, state_lower WA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Leavitt, Mari (D, state_lower WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Macri, Nicole (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Parshley, Lisa (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Ramel, Alex (D, state_lower WA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Reed, Julia (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Springer, Larry (D, state_lower WA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Walen, Amy (D, state_lower WA-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Goodman, Roger (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Walen, Amy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Kloba, Shelley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Fitzgibbon, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Parshley, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · sponsored by Peterson, Strom (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Macri, Nicole (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Farivar, Darya (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Gregerson, Mia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Bernbaum, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Hill, Natasha (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Berg, April (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Ramel, Alex (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Davis, Lauren (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Chase, Rob (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Reed, Julia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Springer, Larry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Leavitt, Mari (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Fosse, Mary (cosponsor) · sponsorship