---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing vessel procurement at the Washington state ferries."
description: "Addressing vessel procurement at the Washington state ferries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1846"
citation: "Washington HB 1846 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-17"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a0a128b-a7c9-421b-bb66-4fad8f6e9d82"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1846&year=2023"
source_hash: "21c862170f98d4be483d4331ad2b79884c06ca07371a43d77f3d190db26c2d64"
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 1846 (2023-2024) — Addressing vessel procurement at the Washington state ferries.

## 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/1846.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1846.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1846.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **93–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — **94–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fey — primary (person)
- Barkis — cosponsor (person)
- Caldier — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchins — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-17** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-04-04** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-12** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 12:30 PM.
- **2023-04-12** TRAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-13** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-14** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2023-05-11** Chapter 429, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-11** Effective date 5/11/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a0a128b-a7c9-421b-bb66-4fad8f6e9d82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).