---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the labeling of disposable wipes products."
description: "Concerning the labeling of disposable wipes products."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2565"
citation: "Washington HB 2565 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SOLID WASTE", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fitzgibbon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75f72396-bd94-45df-a119-06f4a0143193"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2565&year=2019"
source_hash: "a4a97e0369a6fa245ebbae5188f59adbcc4efc653f35809686c217b27777bc38"
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 2565 (2019-2020) — Concerning the labeling of disposable wipes products.

## 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/2565.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2565-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2565-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#26) — **93–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) — **36–10** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **92–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fitzgibbon — primary (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-30** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-30** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 1st 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, 92; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-27** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2020-03-05** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 121, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 7/1/2022. `became-law`
- **2020-01-21T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 03:30 PM
- **2020-01-30T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-20T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75f72396-bd94-45df-a119-06f4a0143193`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).