House2025-26 session
EHB 2588: Concerning county ferry district authority.
Signed into law: Chapter 187, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Timmons
- Introduced
- January 20, 2026
- Status
- C 187 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 24, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Authorizes ferry districts to operate and take other actions related to ferries in general, rather than solely in relation to passenger-only ferries.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 202673 yea · 19 nay · 6 not voting
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 11, 202656 yea · 40 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 6, 202630 yea · 17 nay · 2 not voting
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