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HB3233 • 2025

Expands requirements for the passenger rail plan.

Expands requirements for the passenger rail plan.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Nathanson,, Senator Gorsek, Representative Gamba,, Grayber,, Mannix,, Neron,, Walters,, Senator Anderson,, Frederick,, Patterson,, Pham,, Woods,
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 House

    Chapter 28, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

  2. 2025-05-07 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-05-01 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-05-01 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. Ayes, 16; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Frederick.

  6. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Carried over to 04-29 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-04-24 Senate

    Carried over to 04-28 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Carried over to 04-24 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-04-22 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  10. 2025-04-22 Senate

    Second reading.

  11. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Referred to Transportation.

  12. 2025-04-17 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  13. 2025-04-16 House

    Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. Ayes, 44; Nays, 12--Boshart Davis, Cate, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Hartman, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Yunker; Excused, 1--Nguyen H; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Levy E, Sosa, Valderrama.

  14. 2025-04-15 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 16, 2025 Calendar.

  15. 2025-04-14 House

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-04-10 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  17. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-02-04 House

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Transportation.

  20. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act tells ODOT to team up with the State of Washington and Vancouver, B.C., to make plans for rail. Adds more to passenger rail plan. Expands biennial report on rail. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.9).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells ODOT to team up with the State of Washington and Vancouver, B.C., to make plans for rail. The Act tells ODOT to report every two years to the JCT. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5).</i>]
<b>Expands requirements for the passenger rail plan. Directs the Department of Transportation to submit quarterly reports on the performance of passenger rail to the Joint Committee on Transportation.</b>
Directs the Department of Transportation to work with the Washington State Department of Transportation and the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to develop plans to operate and fund rail transportation.
Directs the Department of Transportation to submit biennial reports on plans<b> and shared regional approach to rail</b> to the [<i>interim committees of</i>] Legislative Assembly [<i>related to transportation</i>].
<b>Allows the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with the Washington State Department of Transportation and others to collaborate on developing shared objectives for rail.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>
Relating to: Relating to rail; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned