---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expanding the scope of agricultural products subject to requirements in chapter 15.83 RCW related to negotiation concerning production or marketing."
description: "Expanding the scope of agricultural products subject to requirements in chapter 15.83 RCW related to negotiation concerning production or marketing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2524"
citation: "Washington HB 2524 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "FARMS AND FARMING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chandler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c17a4c91-d750-4872-b6d7-2baea3b07f61"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2524&year=2019"
source_hash: "5cb3de0846e8b8536630c3b1509f592512babb23b0c31e60f6c0f01b9976e603"
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 HB 2524 (2019-2020) — Expanding the scope of agricultural products subject to requirements in chapter 15.83 RCW related to negotiation concerning production or marketing.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2524.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chandler — primary (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-31** RDAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-04** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-19** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-19** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** AWNP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-04** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-27** Chapter 176, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2020-01-31T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c17a4c91-d750-4872-b6d7-2baea3b07f61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).