---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing sewer service within urban growth areas."
description: "Addressing sewer service within urban growth areas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1683"
citation: "Washington HB 1683 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SEWAGE AND SEWERS", "GROWTH MANAGEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Appleton"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2017-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d362c50-a0fe-4b73-97a1-f2ef0d1affa7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1683&year=2017"
source_hash: "93b138999a2e75ecc6659c67c939c13750bfd27b79e2c0e648f69fe428067f53"
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 1683 (2017-2018) — Addressing sewer service within urban growth areas.

## 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/1683.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1683-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#35) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Appleton — primary (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-26** First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-09** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-21** LGOV - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-17** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-16** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-16** Chapter 305, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-16** 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/4d362c50-a0fe-4b73-97a1-f2ef0d1affa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).