---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the authority of the director of the department of agriculture with respect to certain examinations and examination fees."
description: "Concerning the authority of the director of the department of agriculture with respect to certain examinations and examination fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2624"
citation: "Washington HB 2624 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PEST CONTROL AND PESTICIDES", "NAMED ACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shewmake"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/639e2b66-6621-461a-a4a1-a75a520f10f9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2624&year=2019"
source_hash: "56bd9455ccce803aaae5dffa9f6cedfb4903a6a78e05e0fd432b871dbcf34a29"
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 2624 (2019-2020) — Concerning the authority of the director of the department of agriculture with respect to certain examinations and examination fees.

## 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/2624.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#43) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shewmake — primary (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Kretz — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-31** RDAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** AWNP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **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 180, 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
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+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/639e2b66-6621-461a-a4a1-a75a520f10f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).