---
type: "Bill"
title: "Strengthening oil transportation safety."
description: "Strengthening oil transportation safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6269"
citation: "Washington SB 6269 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS", "BOARD", "MARINE WATERS", "STATE", "COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND SHIPPING", "OIL AND GAS", "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS", "WILDLIFE", "ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "TAXES - OIL SPILL RESPONSE", "PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP", "TAXES - OIL SPILL ADMINISTRATION", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ranker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbea8c22-5bd4-4153-8565-c7aba078f7c1"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6269&year=2017"
source_hash: "b559c33a8cc0419ca7ab0e1a4425a6b2784b8739b9548b1ffcc6c2c7a9153929"
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 SB 6269 (2017-2018) — Strengthening oil transportation safety.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/6269.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6269-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6269-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6269-S.htm)

## Votes

- 1407 MacEwen Pg 6 Ln 29 (#11) — **47–50** (fail) · lower
- 1391 Taylor Pg 6 Ln 30 (#12) — **47–50** (fail) · lower
- 1409 Buys Pg 1 Ln 18 (#10) — **47–50** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **42–7** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#13) — **62–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ranker — primary (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11** First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** EENT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-31** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-21** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-31** EENT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-31** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-21** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-21** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-03-03** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-03-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-03-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-03-06** Placed on second reading.
- **2018-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-23** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-23** Chapter 262, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-23** 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/dbea8c22-5bd4-4153-8565-c7aba078f7c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).