---
type: "Bill"
title: "Making the nonprofit and library fund-raising exemption permanent."
description: "Making the nonprofit and library fund-raising exemption permanent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6312"
citation: "Washington SB 6312 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS", "LIBRARIES", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC.", "GAMBLING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zeiger"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d97f35d3-7138-4078-85a0-8e719ef4e8e9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6312&year=2019"
source_hash: "eee1fe280e67989599bd85930205a34259e1488b3d947ef576851884e359c92c"
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 6312 (2019-2020) — Making the nonprofit and library fund-raising exemption permanent.

## 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/6312.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **96–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Zeiger — primary (person)
- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-23** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-27** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-24** Senate Rules "X" file.
- **2020-03-02** Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- **2020-03-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 159, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-21T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-01-23T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means 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/d97f35d3-7138-4078-85a0-8e719ef4e8e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).