---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning deer and elk damage to commercial crops."
description: "Concerning deer and elk damage to commercial crops."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5784"
citation: "Washington SB 5784 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Van De Wege"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-12-04"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/932ded93-a4eb-4a51-9b21-b89c4e368e9b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5784&year=2023"
source_hash: "bb9610d28103ea8ff8d39e37169eb6e02756548f5001875a104160d7af73e67c"
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 5784 (2023-2024) — Concerning deer and elk damage to commercial crops.

## 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/5784.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5784-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5784-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5784-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#29) — **91–5** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **45–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Van De Wege — primary (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Muzzall — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-11** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-18** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-18** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-18** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-19** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-05** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-05** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-02-05** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-05** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-05** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-10** First reading, referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-21** AGNR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Agriculture & Natural Resources. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 1; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 264, 2024 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/932ded93-a4eb-4a51-9b21-b89c4e368e9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).