---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regarding labeling of marijuana products."
description: "Regarding labeling of marijuana products."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5298"
citation: "Washington SB 5298 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rivers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b08c277e-b10b-4900-8512-abd8e354bdd2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5298&year=2019"
source_hash: "c6d38c0a016c7af4d25ea886453495d112b2c41b596816ca58577daefa28bfb5"
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 5298 (2019-2020) — Regarding labeling of marijuana products.

## 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/5298.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5298-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5298-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32) — **40–8** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **42–5** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21) — **88–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rivers — primary (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-20** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-04** Held on second reading.
- **2019-03-11** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-13** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** COG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-16** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2019-04-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-23** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-23** Passed final passage; yeas, 42; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Chapter 393, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-13** Effective date 1/1/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-01-31T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-20T22:45:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 05:45 PM
- **2019-03-19T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-02T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b08c277e-b10b-4900-8512-abd8e354bdd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).