---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recognizing the contributions of the state's forest products sector as part of the state's global climate response."
description: "Recognizing the contributions of the state's forest products sector as part of the state's global climate response."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2528"
citation: "Washington HB 2528 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "FOREST LAND", "FOREST PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS", "CLIMATE", "CONSERVATION COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ramos"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f719ae58-584f-428c-b972-60ac43ad55fd"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2528&year=2019"
source_hash: "7912f9c961625a938a00a53cfeac5e3904981a4337befb0c92954dba2b279387"
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 2528 (2019-2020) — Recognizing the contributions of the state's forest products sector as part of the state's global climate 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/2528.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2528-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2528-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2528-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#21) — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ramos — primary (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Boehnke — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- DeBolt — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-04** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-10** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-04** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-10** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-10** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-16** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-20** AWNP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **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).
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **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, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 120, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-04T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-10T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations 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
- **2020-02-20T18:30:00+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/f719ae58-584f-428c-b972-60ac43ad55fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).