---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning a vessel crewmember license."
description: "Concerning a vessel crewmember license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1437"
citation: "Washington HB 1437 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND SHIPPING", "FISHING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MacEwen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3c72c4d-ba83-40b5-bc0c-eb0a1453bdd5"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1437&year=2021"
source_hash: "0f7f8afccfff9244578d8c5d1205a99b3277e9eab0f23d346bf1cfb18922eb7e"
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 1437 (2021-2022) — Concerning a vessel crewmember license.

## 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/1437.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MacEwen — primary (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** RDAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** AWNP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 46, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-09T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-11T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-11T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks 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/f3c72c4d-ba83-40b5-bc0c-eb0a1453bdd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).