---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning visible clothing requirements for hunting."
description: "Concerning visible clothing requirements for hunting."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5148"
citation: "Washington SB 5148 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUNTING", "FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wilson, L."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f1af141-5a73-42c3-9743-3ff10c05240f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5148&year=2019"
source_hash: "af985c5124f13c1cfc524ec0ffd04b86af7a3dc2afb4ead95db5bc6377fefa2e"
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 5148 (2019-2020) — Concerning visible clothing requirements for hunting.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5148.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5148-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5148-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#30) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wilson, L. — primary (person)
- Becker — cosponsor (person)
- Fortunato — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2019-01-14** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-24** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-20** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-01-24** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-20** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-20** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-02-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-02-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-02-22** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-19** RDAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-20** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-29** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 6. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-15** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-04-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-19** Chapter 58, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-19** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-24T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2019-01-24T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f1af141-5a73-42c3-9743-3ff10c05240f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).