---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying provisions of the business licensing service program."
description: "Modifying provisions of the business licensing service program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5897"
citation: "Washington SB 5897 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mullet"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-12-21"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39c18c3f-d533-4baf-8ec9-663160afa9fe"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5897&year=2023"
source_hash: "145eb958ea792708c017818af4db77f232f3c81ed21dba051a3f2535da199245"
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 5897 (2023-2024) — Modifying provisions of the business licensing service program.

## 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/5897.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5897.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mullet — primary (person)
- L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-21** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-02-01** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-01** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-05** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-07** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-10** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
- **2024-02-23** FIN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 270, 2024 Laws. `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/39c18c3f-d533-4baf-8ec9-663160afa9fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).