---
type: "Bill"
title: "Advancing green transportation adoption."
description: "Advancing green transportation adoption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2042"
citation: "Washington HB 2042 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TRANSPORTATION", "UTILITIES", "LEGISLATURE", "FUELS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "STUDIES", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12cc1e99-d843-4111-be77-efca7ef9c7a9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2042&year=2019"
source_hash: "19fbe6577e83a06e5845a6447bc99978188a3b4cd0ba88654e6a783ae01c5183"
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 2042 (2019-2020) — Advancing green transportation adoption.

## 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/House%20Bills/2042.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2042-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2042-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2042-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **91–7** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#19) — **87–9** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#21) — **31–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fey — primary (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Orcutt — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-29** Referred to Finance.
- **2019-04-19** FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-23** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-21** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-29** Referred to Finance.
- **2019-04-19** FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-23** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-04-19** FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-23** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-04-23** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-23** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-23** Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-23** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-24** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-28** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-28** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2019-04-28** Passed final passage; yeas, 91; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Chapter 287, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-07** Effective date 7/28/2019*. `became-law`
- **2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-21T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-05T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 09:00 AM
- **2019-04-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2019-04-24T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 08:00 AM
- **2019-04-24T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation 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/12cc1e99-d843-4111-be77-efca7ef9c7a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).