---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removing expiration dates, obsolete dates, and an outdated statutory reference from the enforcement provisions of the underground utility damage prevention act."
description: "Removing expiration dates, obsolete dates, and an outdated statutory reference from the enforcement provisions of the underground utility damage prevention act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1064"
citation: "Washington HB 1064 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NAMED ACTS", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-05"
last_action: "2017-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3ae4c4d-5dc6-4279-8ac3-93491156811a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1064&year=2017"
source_hash: "cb05c17e88bc44f109699c78d60e42ae29585262726bb3804dfd65e2e52e4b8f"
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# Washington HB 1064 (2017-2018) — Removing expiration dates, obsolete dates, and an outdated statutory reference from the enforcement provisions of the underground utility damage prevention act.

## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1064.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#3) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Morris — primary (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-05** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2017-01-09** First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-01-19** TED - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-01-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-02-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-02-03** First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** EET - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-10** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-04-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-17** Chapter 20, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-04-17** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3ae4c4d-5dc6-4279-8ac3-93491156811a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).