Addressing vessel procurement at the Washington state ferries.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 17, 2023
Signed May 11, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2023 · House Apr 11, 2023
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Apr 14, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
11
Committee
6
May 11, 2023
Vetoed
Governor partially vetoed.
executive
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1.
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
TRAN - Majority; do pass.
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 12:30 PM.
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
TR - Majority; do pass.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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