HB 1782 — Addressing the operating and maintenance deficit of the Wahkiakum county ferry.
Last action — Effective date 7/23/2023.
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✓Passed House
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2023. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
37 added · 37 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of House Bill 1782 now specifies that the Washington State Department is authorized to cover up to 85% of the operating and maintenance deficit for the Puget Island ferry, increasing from a previous limit of 80%. This change also clarifies how much the department will pay Wahkiakum County based on the previous year's deficit. Essentially, these amendments provide more financial support for ferry operations, which are critical for local transportation across the Columbia River. This could help ensure reliable ferry service, benefiting residents and local businesses.
H-0798.1ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1782 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Representatives McEntire and Fey Read first time 02/07/23.
(1) The legislature finds that the ferry operated by Wahkiakum county between Puget Island and Westport on the Columbia river provides service((service which is primarily local in nature with secondary benefits to the state highway system in providing a bypass for state route 4 and providingproviding)) an important transportation bypass for state route 4 and provides the only crossing of the Columbia river between the Astoria-Megler bridge and the Longview bridge.
(3) The annual deficit, if any, incurred in the operation and maintenance of the ferry shall be determined by Wahkiakum county p.
1 HBEHB 1782 (3) The annual deficit, if any, incurred in the operation and maintenance of the ferry shall be determined by Wahkiakum county subject to the approval of the department.
2 HBEHB 1782
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Action History
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Effective date 7/23/2023.
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Chapter 428, 2023 Laws.
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Governor signed.
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Delivered to Governor.
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President signed.
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Speaker signed.
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Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
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House concurred in Senate amendments.
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Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
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Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
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Placed on second reading consent calendar.
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Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
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Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
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First reading, referred to Transportation.
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Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
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Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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Floor amendment(s) adopted.
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Placed on second reading.
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Removed from Suspension Calendar
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Placed on second reading suspension calendar.
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Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
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Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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TR - Majority; do pass.
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Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 12:00 PM.
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Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
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First reading, referred to Transportation.
Sponsors
- Jake Fey · Cosponsor
- Joel McEntire · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Joel McEntire Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Jake Fey Democrat
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (98)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chambers | — | Yea |
| Chandler | — | Not Voting |
| Cheney | — | Yea |
| Chopp | — | Yea |
| Hutchins | — | Yea |
| Kretz | — | Yea |
| Maycumber | — | Yea |
| Mosbrucker | — | Yea |
| Robertson | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Wilcox | — | Yea |
| Alex Ramel | Democrat | Yea |
| Alicia Rule | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Walen | Democrat | Yea |
| April Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Doglio | Democrat | Yea |
| Bill Ramos | Democrat | Yea |
| Brandy Donaghy | Democrat | Yea |
| Chipalo Street | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Stearns | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Ryu | Democrat | Yea |
| Clyde Shavers | Democrat | Yea |
| Dan Bronoske | Democrat | Yea |
| Darya Farivar | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Paul | Democrat | Yea |
| David Hackney | Democrat | Yea |
| Davina Duerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra Entenman | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra Lekanoff | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Hansen | Democrat | Yea |
| Emily Alvarado | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerry Pollet | Democrat | Yea |
| Jake Fey | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamila Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessica Bateman | Democrat | Yea |
| Joe Fitzgibbon | Democrat | Yea |
| Joe Timmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia Reed | Democrat | Yea |
| Julio Cortes | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristine Reeves | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Springer | Democrat | Yea |
| Lauren Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurie Jinkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lillian Ortiz-Self | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lisa Callan | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Berry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Riccelli | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari Leavitt | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Fosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Melanie Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Mia Gregerson | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Chapman | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Jurado Stonier | Democrat | Yea |
| My-Linh Thai | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole Macri | Democrat | Yea |
| Roger Goodman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharlett Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Tomiko Santos | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Wylie | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelley Kloba | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Bergquist | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Tharinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Strom Peterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Tana Senn | Democrat | Yea |
| Tarra Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Timm Ormsby | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Orwall | Democrat | Yea |
| Vandana Slatter | Democrat | Yea |
| Alex Ybarra | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Barkis | Republican | Yea |
| April Connors | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Eslick | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Corry | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndy Jacobsen | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Griffey | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Stokesbary | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Orcutt | Republican | Yea |
| Jenny Graham | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Schmick | Republican | Yea |
| Joel McEntire | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Goehner | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Waters | Republican | Yea |
| Leonard Christian | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Klicker | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Dye | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Valdez | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Volz | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Peter Abbarno | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Low | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Rude | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Barnard | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Dent | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Couture | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Billig | — | Yea |
| Hawkins | — | Yea |
| Keiser | — | Yea |
| Kuderer | — | Yea |
| Mullet | — | Yea |
| Padden | — | Yea |
| Randall | — | Yea |
| Rivers | — | Yea |
| Rolfes | — | Yea |
| Van De Wege | — | Yea |
| Wilson, L. | — | Yea |
| Annette Cleveland | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Hasegawa | Democrat | Yea |
| Claire Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Claudia Kauffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Derek Stanford | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamie Pedersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier Valdez | Democrat | Yea |
| Jesse Salomon | Democrat | Yea |
| Joe Nguyen | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lovick | Democrat | Yea |
| June Robinson | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Wellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Lovelett | Democrat | Yea |
| Manka Dhingra | Democrat | Yea |
| Marko Liias | Democrat | Yea |
| Noel Frame | Democrat | Yea |
| Rebecca Saldaña | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Shewmake | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Conway | Democrat | Yea |
| T'wina Nobles | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Hunt | Democrat | Yea |
| Yasmin Trudeau | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Chris Gildon | Republican | Yea |
| Curtis King | Republican | Yea |
| Drew MacEwen | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Holy | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim McCune | Republican | Yea |
| John Braun | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Warnick | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Wagoner | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Schoesler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Boehnke | Republican | Yea |
| Nikki Torres | Republican | Yea |
| Perry Dozier | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Fortunato | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Muzzall | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Short | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (98)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Chambers | — | Yea |
| Chandler | — | Yea |
| Cheney | — | Yea |
| Chopp | — | Yea |
| Hutchins | — | Yea |
| Kretz | — | Yea |
| Maycumber | — | Yea |
| Mosbrucker | — | Yea |
| Robertson | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Wilcox | — | Yea |
| Alex Ramel | Democrat | Yea |
| Alicia Rule | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Walen | Democrat | Yea |
| April Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Doglio | Democrat | Yea |
| Bill Ramos | Democrat | Yea |
| Brandy Donaghy | Democrat | Yea |
| Chipalo Street | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Stearns | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Ryu | Democrat | Yea |
| Clyde Shavers | Democrat | Yea |
| Dan Bronoske | Democrat | Yea |
| Darya Farivar | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Paul | Democrat | Not Voting |
| David Hackney | Democrat | Yea |
| Davina Duerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra Entenman | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra Lekanoff | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Hansen | Democrat | Yea |
| Emily Alvarado | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerry Pollet | Democrat | Yea |
| Jake Fey | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamila Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessica Bateman | Democrat | Yea |
| Joe Fitzgibbon | Democrat | Yea |
| Joe Timmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia Reed | Democrat | Yea |
| Julio Cortes | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristine Reeves | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Springer | Democrat | Yea |
| Lauren Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurie Jinkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lillian Ortiz-Self | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Callan | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Berry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Riccelli | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari Leavitt | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Fosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Melanie Morgan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mia Gregerson | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Chapman | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Jurado Stonier | Democrat | Yea |
| My-Linh Thai | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole Macri | Democrat | Yea |
| Roger Goodman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharlett Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Tomiko Santos | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Wylie | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelley Kloba | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Bergquist | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Tharinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Strom Peterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Tana Senn | Democrat | Yea |
| Tarra Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Timm Ormsby | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Orwall | Democrat | Yea |
| Vandana Slatter | Democrat | Yea |
| Alex Ybarra | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Barkis | Republican | Yea |
| April Connors | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Eslick | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Corry | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndy Jacobsen | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Griffey | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Stokesbary | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Orcutt | Republican | Yea |
| Jenny Graham | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Schmick | Republican | Yea |
| Joel McEntire | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Goehner | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Waters | Republican | Yea |
| Leonard Christian | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Klicker | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Dye | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Valdez | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Volz | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Peter Abbarno | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Low | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Rude | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Barnard | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Dent | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Couture | Republican | Yea |
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- Who sponsors HB 1782?
- HB 1782 is sponsored by Jake Fey (Democrat) and Joel McEntire (Republican).
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2023. Enacted.
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