---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the state building code council."
description: "Concerning the state building code council."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1622"
citation: "Washington HB 1622 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "LEGISLATURE", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL", "ENTERPRISE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT", "BUILDING CODES AND PERMITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d7b8aca-a8e7-4472-a2f4-bd0acd509329"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1622&year=2017"
source_hash: "ccb0e1e83b8d8ebf53cda593d7e9f33c378c2ef2fa460984d5948303f3b61fab"
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 1622 (2017-2018) — Concerning the state building code council.

## 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/1622.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1622-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1622-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1622-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#23) — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **30–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Senn — primary (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-25** First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2017-01-25** Referred to Local Government.
- **2017-02-15** LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **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.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-18** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-18** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-18** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-01-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-15** LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **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.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-18** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-18** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-18** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-01-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-18** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-18** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-18** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-01-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 73; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-23** SGTE - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-23** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter 207, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-22** Effective date 7/1/2018*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d7b8aca-a8e7-4472-a2f4-bd0acd509329`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).