---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing the operating and maintenance deficit of the Wahkiakum county ferry."
description: "Addressing the operating and maintenance deficit of the Wahkiakum county ferry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1782"
citation: "Washington HB 1782 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McEntire"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1bc64cf-dec3-4b64-95e9-b96bc1e28d23"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1782&year=2023"
source_hash: "868998f76cc54a7540e64aa3ce866361a322fcad24a1b47b13cb68b49bfb5384"
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 1782 (2023-2024) — Addressing the operating and maintenance deficit of the Wahkiakum county ferry.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1782.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1782.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1782.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#27) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McEntire — primary (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 12:00 PM.
- **2023-02-23** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2023-02-28** Placed on second reading suspension calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01** Removed from Suspension Calendar
- **2023-03-01** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-20** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-28** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-03-31** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11** Chapter 428, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-11** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1bc64cf-dec3-4b64-95e9-b96bc1e28d23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).