---
type: "Bill"
title: "Developing model policies to create workplaces that are safe from sexual harassment."
description: "Developing model policies to create workplaces that are safe from sexual harassment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6471"
citation: "Washington SB 6471 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION", "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "LABOR", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ddb63fa-e6ee-4dc7-bd4f-baaba0da62cc"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6471&year=2017"
source_hash: "9672209f83aa869d2185401752f09ce943d99cf7a708c2e0b4f74b0aed7b6c7b"
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 6471 (2017-2018) — Developing model policies to create workplaces that are safe from sexual harassment.

## 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/6471.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-18** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** LBRC - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-01-29** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-30** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-12** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-20** LAWS - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-22** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-06** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 121, 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/3ddb63fa-e6ee-4dc7-bd4f-baaba0da62cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).