---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating the skilled worker outreach, recruitment, and key training program."
description: "Creating the skilled worker outreach, recruitment, and key training program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5713"
citation: "Washington SB 5713 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD", "WORKER TRAINING AND WORKFORCE NEEDS", "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION", "COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Palumbo"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-03"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c67b479-cee7-4074-941c-96c1faa9e736"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5713&year=2017"
source_hash: "18d40fbc875608cac9bf3c9b6d7e66ee9dd88551338c3240f1d88d3636c03507"
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 5713 (2017-2018) — Creating the skilled worker outreach, recruitment, and key training program.

## 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/5713.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5713-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16) — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **93–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Palumbo — primary (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-03** First reading, referred to Higher Education. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-16** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-02-24** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Higher Education.
- **2017-02-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-16** HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-16** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-02-24** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Higher Education.
- **2017-02-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-08** First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** HE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-29** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Higher Education.
- **2017-04-04** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2017-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-05** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter 225, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-05** 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/3c67b479-cee7-4074-941c-96c1faa9e736`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).