---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the inspection of marine aquatic farming locations."
description: "Concerning the inspection of marine aquatic farming locations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6613"
citation: "Washington SB 6613 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "FISH AND WILDLIFE", "DEPARTMENT", "FISH", "MARINE WATERS", "STATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rolfes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-27"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f8ada20-1c78-44ed-a624-cfc97d31bd4f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6613&year=2019"
source_hash: "33a8bdfa59464895232bf0b4fa634d0b99799645876735cba75d4e8ee2e400a3"
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 6613 (2019-2020) — Concerning the inspection of marine aquatic farming locations.

## 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/6613.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6613-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#39) — **36–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rolfes — primary (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-27** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-06** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** 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, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-19** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** RDAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 73; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-27** Chapter 216, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-02-04T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-06T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources 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/4f8ada20-1c78-44ed-a624-cfc97d31bd4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).