---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning drought preparedness and response."
description: "Concerning drought preparedness and response."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1622"
citation: "Washington HB 1622 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blake"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-25"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/040aa9c0-0186-4dfc-b888-c0fd46455044"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1622&year=2019"
source_hash: "9bfdbb7676e493b776e7bde09f6f4d27d408362d6f18ad5f39793ab52a9250b2"
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 1622 (2019-2020) — Concerning drought preparedness and response.

## 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/1622.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1622-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1622-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **79–17** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **87–10** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#27) — **80–16** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Blake — primary (person)
- Chandler — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Kretz — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-25** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Capital Budget.
- **2019-02-26** CB - Executive action taken by committee.
- **2019-02-26** CB - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-20** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Capital Budget.
- **2019-02-26** CB - Executive action taken by committee.
- **2019-02-26** CB - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** AWNP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-02** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-04-09** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-09** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-15** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 79; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-01-31** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-20** AWNP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-20** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 87; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-27** Chapter 168, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-08T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-25T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 09:00 AM
- **2019-02-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 09:00 AM
- **2019-03-26T17:30:00+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
- **2019-04-08T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-09T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-28T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/040aa9c0-0186-4dfc-b888-c0fd46455044`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).