---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the licensing of bonded spirits warehouses."
description: "Concerning the licensing of bonded spirits warehouses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5834"
citation: "Washington SB 5834 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baumgartner"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-16"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e86b4b5-792f-45b5-ac2d-fedcddd3c6a4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5834&year=2017"
source_hash: "1a7af63f66fdad4df27ce8a0a4650bc7a657eb91c3dc1eff12e7f76848ed709d"
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 5834 (2017-2018) — Concerning the licensing of bonded spirits warehouses.

## 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/5834.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5834.E.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#31) — **47–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Baumgartner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-16** First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** CLS - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-03** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** COG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2017-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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 229, 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/3e86b4b5-792f-45b5-ac2d-fedcddd3c6a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).