---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning ferry vessel procurement."
description: "Concerning ferry vessel procurement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2161"
citation: "Washington HB 2161 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FERRIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-29"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b330474b-c373-4026-b98e-728774cec451"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2161&year=2019"
source_hash: "e92cc60cc6eedd4e9dab1fdbe92a2cadc651722ed28916a1a9c4f7146b217b66"
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 2161 (2019-2020) — Concerning ferry vessel procurement.

## 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/2161.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2161-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2161-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) — **63–35** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **31–16** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#7) — **60–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fey — primary (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-29** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-08** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-04-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-25** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-04-08** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-04-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-25** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-04-25** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-25** Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-26** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-26** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-26** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-28** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2019-04-28** Passed final passage; yeas, 63; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 431, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-04-01T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation 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/b330474b-c373-4026-b98e-728774cec451`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).