---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing recommendations of the southern resident killer whale task force related to increasing chinook abundance."
description: "Implementing recommendations of the southern resident killer whale task force related to increasing chinook abundance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1579"
citation: "Washington HB 1579 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HYDRAULIC PERMITS AND PROJECTS", "WILDLIFE", "FISHING", "FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION", "FISH", "MARINE WATERS", "STATE", "FISH AND WILDLIFE", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fitzgibbon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea49290e-21a3-41e2-b1f8-7ed2a6ad38e9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1579&year=2019"
source_hash: "5c15662538790b0bdf13dd3d0011403dca6c4cdcf5ceb6556b6b961e770069ab"
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 1579 (2019-2020) — Implementing recommendations of the southern resident killer whale task force related to increasing chinook abundance.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1579.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1579-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1579-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#38) — **26–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#28) — **57–37** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#6) — **59–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fitzgibbon — primary (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-02-25** APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- **2019-02-25** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-07** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-06** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-02-25** APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- **2019-02-25** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-07** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-25** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-07** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-09** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** AWNP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-02** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-04-08** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2019-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2019-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 4. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-08** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter 290, 2019 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2019-05-08** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-29T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-20T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-19T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-02T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-05T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2019-04-08T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea49290e-21a3-41e2-b1f8-7ed2a6ad38e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).