---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changing the name and membership of the commission on pesticide registration."
description: "Changing the name and membership of the commission on pesticide registration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5143"
citation: "Washington SB 5143 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Torres"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67faff98-7af9-41cb-a3fc-927c578290c4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5143&year=2023"
source_hash: "6c19bece6a042a08fa3edd8b46636d94d299720dbfe34627e9f341f6885564e5"
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 5143 (2023-2024) — Changing the name and membership of the commission on pesticide registration.

## 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/5143.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5143-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5143-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5143-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Torres — primary (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-01-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-01-26** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-30** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-15** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2023-02-22** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** 1st substitute bill substituted (AWNP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-17** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-17** AGNR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-06** Chapter 37, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-06** 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/67faff98-7af9-41cb-a3fc-927c578290c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).