---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reestablishing the productivity board."
description: "Reestablishing the productivity board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5015"
citation: "Washington SB 5015 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fortunato"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-12-06"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34d6a865-1a79-4556-a03f-713f3e53c923"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5015&year=2023"
source_hash: "3be2e3aaaee5a293abf32ffd62e1a3d77597fff0af3fa4cd79eb99f9654cebe4"
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 5015 (2023-2024) — Reestablishing the productivity board.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5015.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5015.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5015.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#28) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#36) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fortunato — primary (person)
- Gildon — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-06** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-13** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-20** SGE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-14** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-14** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-28** SGOV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Chapter 106, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-20** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34d6a865-1a79-4556-a03f-713f3e53c923`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).