republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2019-2020/sb-6528.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the prevention of derelict vessels."
description: "Concerning the prevention of derelict vessels."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6528"
citation: "Washington SB 6528 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL", "PUBLIC LANDS", "NATURAL RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT", "PUGET SOUND", "MARINE WATERS", "STATE", "BOATS AND BOATING", "SOLID WASTE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovelett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-21"
last_action: "2020-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a4fc7c3-a13a-4b67-9f21-9a15fc0ce084"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6528&year=2019"
source_hash: "f21206052dc99143ac2ebd97f0171a35dab246e752780c8b58f89bb6de853d22"
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 SB 6528 (2019-2020) — Concerning the prevention of derelict vessels.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/6528.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6528-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6528-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#52) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lovelett — primary (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-21** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-06** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-18** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** RDAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-03-02** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-05** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-01** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2020-04-01** Chapter 324, 2020 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2020-04-01** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-02-04T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-06T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations 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/7a4fc7c3-a13a-4b67-9f21-9a15fc0ce084`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).