---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying tax and revenue laws by making technical corrections, clarifying ambiguities, easing compliance burdens for taxpayers, and providing administrative efficiencies."
description: "Modifying tax and revenue laws by making technical corrections, clarifying ambiguities, easing compliance burdens for taxpayers, and providing administrative efficiencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5565"
citation: "Washington SB 5565 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schoesler"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6370a876-97a5-44ef-bab6-dc13ecda258e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5565&year=2023"
source_hash: "267640091c30b7129cf95be1eca33f941b68dbbf787bb046872a44ea5735b35f"
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 5565 (2023-2024) — Modifying tax and revenue laws by making technical corrections, clarifying ambiguities, easing compliance burdens for taxpayers, and providing administrative efficiencies.

## 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/5565.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5565-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5565-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#30) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Schoesler — primary (person)
- Dozier — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-07** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-07** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-22** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-16** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-16** FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** 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** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **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`
- **2023-04-18** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-09** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2023-05-09** Chapter 374, 2023 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2023-05-09** 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/6370a876-97a5-44ef-bab6-dc13ecda258e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).