---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adjusting the surface mining funding structure."
description: "Adjusting the surface mining funding structure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1406"
citation: "Washington HB 1406 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MINES AND MINING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barkis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-19"
last_action: "2017-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df848e50-c1e8-4714-ad34-a5d848d550c0"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1406&year=2017"
source_hash: "99e4f806b6ed4946946c8515f80d9efa329d91de685836d526fc37ca6db924f6"
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 1406 (2017-2018) — Adjusting the surface mining funding structure.

## 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/1406.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#6) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **41–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barkis — primary (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Chandler — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Wilcox — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-19** First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** AGNR - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-07** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-04-23** Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** First Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Held at the Desk.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended.
- **2017-06-30** Placed on second reading.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-07-03** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-07-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-07** Chapter 27, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. `became-law`
- **2017-07-07** Effective date 10/19/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df848e50-c1e8-4714-ad34-a5d848d550c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).