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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning department of fish and wildlife authority with regard to certain nonprofit and volunteer organizations."
+description: "Concerning department of fish and wildlife authority with regard to certain nonprofit and volunteer organizations."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "SB 5785"
+citation: "Washington SB 5785 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Warnick"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-12-04"
+last_action: "2024-03-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9dc94e69-48d7-4d99-9730-6b3387125f36"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5785&year=2023"
+source_hash: "703e74bf1bc19d4f64605e6baaae7aaf584e6a12577e3b5f9023ea04a4442efc"
+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 5785 (2023-2024) — Concerning department of fish and wildlife authority with regard to certain nonprofit and volunteer organizations.
+
+## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5785.htm)
+2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5785-S.htm)
+3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5785-S.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#28) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Warnick — primary (person)
+- Liias — cosponsor (person)
+- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
+- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
+- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
+- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
+- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-12-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
+- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
+- **2024-01-11** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
+- **2024-01-18** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
+- **2024-01-18** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2024-01-18** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2024-01-19** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2024-01-24** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2024-01-31** 1st substitute bill substituted (AWNP 24). `substitution`
+- **2024-01-31** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-01-31** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-02** First reading, referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources. `reading-1`
+- **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
+- **2024-02-16** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
+- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
+- **2024-02-21** AGNR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2024-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
+- **2024-03-04** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2024-03-04** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
+- **2024-03-06** President signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2024-03-18** Chapter 160, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2024-03-18** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9dc94e69-48d7-4d99-9730-6b3387125f36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+