BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1616: Transit conduct/ferries

Expanding the locations where a person can be guilty of unlawful transit conduct to include the Washington state ferries.

Summary

Adds Washington State Ferries to the list of places where the misdemeanor crime of unlawful transit conduct can occur.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1616), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to expanding the locations where a person can be guilty of unlawful transit conduct to include the Washington state ferries;

Passed February 20, 2025

Version voted on: HB 1616

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	58	0	0	1
Republican	39	0	0	0

How each member voted

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1616 (2023–24) Personal data rights charter · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1616 (2021–22) Charity care · Enacted · Chapter 197, Laws of 2022
HB 1616 (2019–20) Stopped vehicle/electronics · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1616 (2017–18) Affordable housing loan prgs · Enacted · Chapter 274, Laws of 2017
HB 1616 (2015–16) Beginning teacher salaries · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1616 (2013–14) Contractors/industrial insur · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1616 (2011–12) PUD lien authority · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1616 (2009–10) Domestic partner pensions · Enacted · Chapter 523, Laws of 2009