---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning coastal crab derelict gear recovery."
description: "Concerning coastal crab derelict gear recovery."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2250"
citation: "Washington HB 2250 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISH AND WILDLIFE", "DEPARTMENT", "FISHING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blake"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-12-18"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20cf3fe1-202b-46cb-ab0e-33ab748bdb8c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2250&year=2019"
source_hash: "77e064a9040814b080b7b679bb037777900f03917a2a3d00afeb1552063299f9"
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 2250 (2019-2020) — Concerning coastal crab derelict gear recovery.

## 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/2250.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2250-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#58) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blake — primary (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-18** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-24** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-24** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-14** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** AWNP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **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 172, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-17T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2020-01-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks 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/20cf3fe1-202b-46cb-ab0e-33ab748bdb8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).