---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the procurement and design of electric ferries by counties."
description: "Concerning the procurement and design of electric ferries by counties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1502"
citation: "Washington HB 1502 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FERRIES", "TRANSPORTATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wylie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c7a5d15-f2e3-43fe-94ce-692d38da8174"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1502&year=2021"
source_hash: "a1cdff2173addc42d0b58a90c5860e5212322697b300ed4922776378d2ebe682"
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 1502 (2021-2022) — Concerning the procurement and design of electric ferries by counties.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1502.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1502-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **93–3** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wylie — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (TR 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** TRAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 224, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-22T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-15T20:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation 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/7c7a5d15-f2e3-43fe-94ce-692d38da8174`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).