---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing provisions concerning marijuana with respect to research licenses, local authority notifications, the retail licensing application process, processor wholesale events, and jurisdictional requirements."
description: "Addressing provisions concerning marijuana with respect to research licenses, local authority notifications, the retail licensing application process, processor wholesale events, and jurisdictional requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5131"
citation: "Washington SB 5131 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD", "DRUGS", "BUSINESSES", "INDIANS", "PORT DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rivers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-13"
last_action: "2017-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc6ac0c7-6fbb-45ef-8740-411c40c1649f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5131&year=2017"
source_hash: "403be665d65cc7d2eb1d0680a015f5ad40e1dc709790da5ce7f32680199d79a5"
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 SB 5131 (2017-2018) — Addressing provisions concerning marijuana with respect to research licenses, local authority notifications, the retail licensing application process, processor wholesale events, and jurisdictional requirements.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5131.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5131-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5131-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#13) — **63–33** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#25) — **74–24** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#12) — **44–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rivers — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-13** First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** CLS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-02** CLS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-09** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-21** COG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Commerce & Gaming.
- **2017-04-04** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-04-04** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2017-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 74; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-19** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House for conference thereon.
- **2017-04-19** Conference committee appointed. Senators Rivers, Keiser, Baumgartner.
- **2017-04-19** Conference committee request granted.
- **2017-04-19** Conference committee appointed. Representatives Sawyer, Schmick, Springer.
- **2017-04-20** Conference committee report; received 12:56 PM 4/20/2017.
- **2017-04-20** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2017-04-20** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 63; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- **2017-04-20** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2017-04-20** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- **2017-04-20** Notice given to reconsider vote on final passage.
- **2017-04-20** Notice to reconsider withdrawn.
- **2017-04-21** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-23** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-16** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-16** Chapter 317, 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/dc6ac0c7-6fbb-45ef-8740-411c40c1649f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).