---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the distribution of moneys derived from certain state forestlands."
description: "Concerning the distribution of moneys derived from certain state forestlands."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2119"
citation: "Washington HB 2119 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC LANDS", "FOREST LAND", "COUNTIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-25"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/993aa36e-c2d1-49c3-a648-0174006c3767"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2119&year=2019"
source_hash: "14ce7f1d39481a64faea2078fbe554412cf05c6113ee70752bf5e15bf43bbb74"
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 2119 (2019-2020) — Concerning the distribution of moneys derived from certain state forestlands.

## 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/2119.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **42–6** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#17) — **66–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Morris — primary (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-25** First reading, referred to Capital Budget. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** CB - Executive action taken by committee.
- **2019-02-26** CB - Majority; do pass.
- **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.
- **2019-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-09** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-04-03** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-05** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-08** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter 309, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-08** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **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
- **2019-03-18T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-03T17:30:00+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/993aa36e-c2d1-49c3-a648-0174006c3767`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).