---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating an adopt a fish barrier program."
description: "Creating an adopt a fish barrier program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2045"
citation: "Washington HB 2045 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Waters"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-12-26"
last_action: "2024-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81261e56-0954-4c9e-b816-36707ce6c207"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2045&year=2023"
source_hash: "1c583482708363d0aeb034a741282ebc3bdcfbbea2978fa2856cef46b8dc4cab"
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 2045 (2023-2024) — Creating an adopt a fish barrier program.

## 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/2045.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2045-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2045-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **93–2** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#21) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Waters — primary (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Timmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-26** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-24** AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** 1st substitute bill substituted (AGNR 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-19** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-19** AWNP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-23** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-25** Chapter 227, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-25** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81261e56-0954-4c9e-b816-36707ce6c207`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).