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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning the classification of heavy equipment rental property as inventory."
+description: "Concerning the classification of heavy equipment rental property as inventory."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "SB 5628"
+citation: "Washington SB 5628 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["BUSINESSES", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cleveland"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 37
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-01-25"
+last_action: "2020-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/502f3341-73dc-449b-845e-3c3bc3000fdb"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5628&year=2019"
+source_hash: "c2290c74ede8faa9ed61263904cf22ead13134a3f9903342b3a145906767e419"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
+---
+
+# Washington SB 5628 (2019-2020) — Concerning the classification of heavy equipment rental property as inventory.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5628.htm)
+2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5628-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **53–44** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#48) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cleveland — primary (person)
+- Brown — cosponsor (person)
+- Hobbs — cosponsor (person)
+- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
+- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-25** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
+- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2020-02-28** WM - Majority; without recommendation.
+- **2020-03-02** And refer to Transportation. `referral-committee`
+- **2020-03-02** Referred to Transportation.
+- **2020-03-02** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2020-03-02** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2020-03-02** Referred to Ways & Means.
+- **2020-03-09** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Transportation.
+- **2020-03-09** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2020-03-10** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2020-03-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2020-03-10** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2020-03-02** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2020-03-02** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2020-03-02** Referred to Ways & Means.
+- **2020-03-09** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Transportation.
+- **2020-03-09** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2020-03-10** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2020-03-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2020-03-10** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2020-03-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2020-03-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2020-03-11** Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. `reading-1`
+- **2020-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2020-03-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
+- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2020-04-02** Chapter 301, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
+- **2020-02-28T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
+- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
+- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
+- **2020-03-09T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
+- **2020-03-09T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/502f3341-73dc-449b-845e-3c3bc3000fdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+