---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning priority processing for adult family home license applications."
description: "Concerning priority processing for adult family home license applications."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6113"
citation: "Washington SB 6113 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LONG-TERM CARE", "SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-05"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e6d00b0-51ea-4c22-9b89-5ecd13c0f43b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6113&year=2017"
source_hash: "3b4b5154c8a8a4ae5a3c57e5be2b0d50db168e373534e09358b7e66ceac8eea1"
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 6113 (2017-2018) — Concerning priority processing for adult family home license applications.

## 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/6113.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#38) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#5) — **96–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-05** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2018-01-08** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** HLTC - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-01-30** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-02** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-15** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-26** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-01** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-03** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 160, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-21** 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/5e6d00b0-51ea-4c22-9b89-5ecd13c0f43b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).