2SHB 1923: Increasing the availability of passenger-only ferries by establishing the mosquito fleet act.
Did not become law. Passed the House and the Senate in different forms; the chambers never agreed on one text.
- Sponsor
- Nance
- Introduced
- February 10, 2025
- Status
- S insists
- Last action
- Senate refuses to recede and insists on its position. (March 12, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Expands the types of entities that can form a passenger-only ferry (POF) service district, as well as the locations where they can be formed. Creates the Local POF Account and establishes the Local POF Grant Program, which is administered by the County Road Administration Board, to provide funds to POF service districts in the form of capital grants, operating grants, and feasibility study grants.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 7, 202587 yea · 8 nay · 3 not voting
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 16, 202684 yea · 11 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 6, 202645 yea · 3 nay · 1 not voting
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