---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the January 1, 2020, implementation of the school employees' benefits board program."
description: "Concerning the January 1, 2020, implementation of the school employees' benefits board program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6241"
citation: "Washington SB 6241 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hobbs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/842d760d-dca1-40bb-ae80-da5bf15fd65c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6241&year=2017"
source_hash: "7400f0edc638fae5035bd4592f987edaa154ea18fdbb4d9672fda480c9462c30"
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 6241 (2017-2018) — Concerning the January 1, 2020, implementation of the school employees' benefits board 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/6241.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6241-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6241-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **41–7** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage without House amendments (#21) — **50–48** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21) — **50–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hobbs — primary (person)
- Fain — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-10** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-31** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-31** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-14** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-31** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-31** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-31** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-14** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-14** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-14** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-14** Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-16** First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-03-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 48; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2018-03-06** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2018-03-07** House receded from amendments.
- **2018-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 50; nays, 48; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-23** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-23** Chapter 260, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-23** 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/842d760d-dca1-40bb-ae80-da5bf15fd65c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).