---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning antifouling paints on recreational water vessels."
description: "Concerning antifouling paints on recreational water vessels."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6210"
citation: "Washington SB 6210 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "SALES", "WATER POLLUTION", "BOATS AND BOATING", "ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovelett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dacf00d8-6cb7-423e-9d8c-1796ba0ff037"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6210&year=2019"
source_hash: "c4b48be2998eb4f3e05bf16b68e3957208b1de1ec27312649811455adf7c6f85"
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 SB 6210 (2019-2020) — Concerning antifouling paints on recreational water vessels.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/6210.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6210-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lovelett — primary (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-10** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-30** ENET - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-30** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-31** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-06** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-06** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** ENVI - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-29** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-03** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 67, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-14T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- **2020-01-30T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-04T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-06T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-24T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-25T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dacf00d8-6cb7-423e-9d8c-1796ba0ff037`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).