---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning public works contracts and interlocal agreements by second-class cities and towns. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning public works contracts and interlocal agreements. )"
description: "Concerning public works contracts and interlocal agreements by second-class cities and towns. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning public works contracts and interlocal agreements. )"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5958"
citation: "Washington SB 5958 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovelett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-19"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a85028ae-8c4e-46a8-a4be-910d0c531955"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5958&year=2019"
source_hash: "089c11554d518b5c390171a26b7c932a7c1e50d6498b88ff05dadc0ca812319c"
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 5958 (2019-2020) — Concerning public works contracts and interlocal agreements by second-class cities and towns. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning public works contracts and interlocal agreements. )

## 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/5958.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5958.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#11) — **94–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lovelett — primary (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-19** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** LGOV - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-12** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** LG - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-08** 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, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. `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 91, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-19** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-28T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government 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/a85028ae-8c4e-46a8-a4be-910d0c531955`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).