---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning Washington state manufacturing."
description: "Concerning Washington state manufacturing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5269"
citation: "Washington SB 5269 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shewmake"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/429dbbbf-793b-492d-bb04-7fb1b3bfb9cb"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5269&year=2023"
source_hash: "f8e1edd1e44884436002c073b0f62e0ec211f9eaf627718d6ab1afc59bfdfaf7"
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 5269 (2023-2024) — Concerning Washington state manufacturing.

## 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/5269.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5269-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5269-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5269-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#32) — **28–14** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **28–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#17) — **95–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shewmake — primary (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-02** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-02** BFGT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-02** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-03** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 1; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-21** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-24** ICEV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-28** 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 with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 28; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 7. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 322, 2023 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** 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/429dbbbf-793b-492d-bb04-7fb1b3bfb9cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).