---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing workforce education investment funding through business and occupation tax reform."
description: "Addressing workforce education investment funding through business and occupation tax reform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6492"
citation: "Washington SB 6492 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESSES", "WORKER TRAINING AND WORKFORCE NEEDS", "HOSPITALS", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "TAXES - BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2020-01-20"
last_action: "2020-02-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8f6f194-6834-4702-a193-10e447d63f1e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6492&year=2019"
source_hash: "c416c832389d74f4caea1181262fff39daafa85dd4416e2e5eb79e3e091817fb"
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 6492 (2019-2020) — Addressing workforce education investment funding through business and occupation tax reform.

## 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/6492.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6492-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6492-S.htm)

## Votes

- 947 Braun Pg 18 Ln 5 (#14) — **24–25** (fail) · upper
- 940 O'Ban Pg 3 Ln 36 (#12) — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **52–45** (pass) · lower
- 1070 Schmick Pg 4 Ln 11 (#1) — **48–48** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- 924 Becker Pg 3 Ln 36 (#8) — **21–27** (fail) · upper
- 929 Holy Pg 3 Ln 36 (#9) — **20–28** (fail) · upper
- 1081 Barkis Pg 4 Ln 11 (#3) — **44–52** (fail) · lower
- 922 Braun Pg 3 Ln 25 (#7) — **21–27** (fail) · upper
- 943 O'Ban Pg 3 Ln 36 (#13) — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- 936 Wilson, L. Pg 3 Ln 36 (#11) — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- 934 Rivers Pg 3 Ln 36 (#10) — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- 1095 Young Pg 4 Ln 11 (#4) — **45–51** (fail) · lower
- 1078 Harris Pg 4 Ln 11 (#2) — **45–52** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pedersen — primary (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-20** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-23** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-27** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-29** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-23** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-27** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-29** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-29** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-01-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-01-29** Held on third reading.
- **2020-01-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-01-31** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-04** FIN - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-04** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-05** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-06** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2020-02-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-02-10** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-02-10** Chapter 2, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-02-10** Effective date 2/10/2020*. `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
- **2020-02-03T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 11:00 AM
- **2020-02-04T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance 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/d8f6f194-6834-4702-a193-10e447d63f1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).