---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the use of antifouling paints on recreational water vessels."
description: "Concerning the use of antifouling paints on recreational water vessels."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2634"
citation: "Washington HB 2634 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOATS AND BOATING", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "WATER POLLUTION", "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS", "SALES", "ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chapman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/492f83be-1a24-467f-acec-9a4de557c095"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2634&year=2017"
source_hash: "e9ceb725c795eeddc48661d8a9e26ac753568463543caab0d4e20bbd8d2cd5b8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 2634 (2017-2018) — Concerning the use of antifouling paints on recreational water vessels.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2634.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2634-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#11) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chapman — primary (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Graves — cosponsor (person)
- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-11** First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-30** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-10** First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** EENT - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-15** Chapter 94, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-15** Effective date 6/7/2018*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/492f83be-1a24-467f-acec-9a4de557c095`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).