---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing workplace practices to achieve gender pay equity."
description: "Addressing workplace practices to achieve gender pay equity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1506"
citation: "Washington HB 1506 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 71
vote_count: 16
first_action: "2017-01-23"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0da95a7-bf12-4a96-8555-4d741701f646"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1506&year=2017"
source_hash: "cc3e8bf82a6786db126bfc3525f9dbe0ee8c31ba6ced033e9714c34fe8c8fb17"
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 1506 (2017-2018) — Addressing workplace practices to achieve gender pay equity.

## 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/1506.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1506.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1506-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1506-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#31) — **36–12** (pass) · upper
- 663 McCabe Striker (#5) — **47–50** (fail) · lower
- 665 Stambaugh Pg 3 Ln 34 (#2) — **47–50** (fail) · lower
- 838 Baumgartner Pg 3 Ln 12 (#28) — **24–25** (fail) · upper
- Final Passage (#6) — **61–31** (pass) · lower
- 664 Muri Pg 7 Ln 1 (#3) — **47–50** (fail) · lower
- 846 Rivers Pg 6 Ln 35 (#30) — **24–25** (fail) · upper
- Final Passage (#6) — **69–28** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#20) — **61–36** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage on Reconsideration (#18) — **61–31** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#7) — **61–33** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#31) — **37–12** (pass) · upper
- 666 Maycumber Pg 3 Ln 27 (#1) — **46–51** (fail) · lower
- 669 Smith Pg 7 Ln 2 (#4) — **47–50** (fail) · lower
- 837 Baumgartner Pg 6 Ln 26 (#29) — **24–25** (fail) · upper
- Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#2) — **70–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Senn — primary (person)
- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Clibborn — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Farrell — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- Kagi — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Pellicciotti — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pettigrew — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Sawyer — cosponsor (person)
- Sells — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-23** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** LAWS - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-01-30** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-01-30** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-24** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-08** 1st substitute bill not substituted.
- **2017-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-10** First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** CLS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2017-05-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 6. `reading-3`
- **2017-05-02** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- **2017-05-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 6. `reading-3`
- **2017-05-05** First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. `reading-1`
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2017-05-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2018-01-08** Referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
- **2018-01-09** LAWS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-09** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-12** Placed on second reading.
- **2018-01-17** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-24** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-08** 1st substitute bill not substituted.
- **2018-01-09** LAWS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-09** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-12** Placed on second reading.
- **2018-01-17** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-01-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-19** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-07** LBRC - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-08** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-01** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments. Asks Senate for Conference thereon.
- **2018-03-03** Conference committee appointed. Representatives Sells, Senn, McCabe.
- **2018-03-05** Conference committee request granted.
- **2018-03-05** Conference committee appointed. Senators Keiser, Baumgartner, Cleveland.
- **2018-03-06** Conference committee report; received 11:10 AM 3/6/2018.
- **2018-03-06** Conference committee report; received 11:20 AM 3/6/2018.
- **2018-03-06** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2018-03-06** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- **2018-03-07** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2018-03-07** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 70; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 116, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-21** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0da95a7-bf12-4a96-8555-4d741701f646`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).