---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to revenue."
description: "Relating to revenue."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2163"
citation: "Washington HB 2163 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ormsby"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-14"
last_action: "2017-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8bda19cc-e9e5-4d25-baeb-3c5d6fd8c6f6"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2163&year=2017"
source_hash: "e3ec490cb01c012ff1b2fa5053bd776de6bf5bc465c1861f317037debfea74d7"
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 2163 (2017-2018) — Relating to revenue.

## 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/2163.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2163.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#24) — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#20) — **51–42** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#8) — **53–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ormsby — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-14** First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **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.
- **2017-06-30** Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-06-30** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** First Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended.
- **2017-06-30** Placed on second reading.
- **2017-06-30** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2017-06-30** Passed final passage; yeas, 51; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 5. `passage`
- **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 28, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. `became-law`
- **2017-07-07** Effective date 7/7/2017*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8bda19cc-e9e5-4d25-baeb-3c5d6fd8c6f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).