---
type: "Bill"
title: "Renaming the cancer research endowment authority to the Andy Hill cancer research endowment."
description: "Renaming the cancer research endowment authority to the Andy Hill cancer research endowment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5375"
citation: "Washington SB 5375 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fain"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2018-01-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31463f83-6427-4da7-89a6-b9d66ea0cb76"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5375&year=2017"
source_hash: "0382eb1e47d55e367273bc2956bf0147ab511519cf5958def7a6aafb1cf47ed6"
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 5375 (2017-2018) — Renaming the cancer research endowment authority to the Andy Hill cancer research endowment.

## 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/5375.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5375.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#7) — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fain — primary (person)
- Angel — cosponsor (person)
- Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Baumgartner — cosponsor (person)
- Becker — cosponsor (person)
- Braun — cosponsor (person)
- Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Fortunato — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Honeyford — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Miloscia — cosponsor (person)
- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Ranker — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Rossi — cosponsor (person)
- Schoesler — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-20** First reading, referred to Health Care. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** HLTH - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-08** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-14** On motion, referred to Rules Green Sheet for second reading.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-04-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-04-23** Placed on Rules Green Sheet.
- **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.
- **2017-06-29** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended.
- **2017-06-29** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2017-06-29** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-07-20** Returned to Senate Rules 3.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-16** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-01-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-22** Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-01-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-29** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-01-30** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-01-30** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-01-30** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-30** Chapter 4, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-01-30** 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/31463f83-6427-4da7-89a6-b9d66ea0cb76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).