Conserving and restoring kelp forests and eelgrass meadows in Washington state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Mar 30, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2022 · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
Mar 8, 2022
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
27
Committee
23
Mar 30, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Mar 2, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-1-1)
house
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
RDAN - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Feb 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
upper
Feb 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Liz Lovelett
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Christine Rolfes
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Randall
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Pedersen
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Van De Wege
DDemocratic
Co
Mona Das
DDemocratic
Co
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Conway
DDemocratic
Co
T'wina Nobles
DDemocratic
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