---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing retainage on private construction projects."
description: "Addressing retainage on private construction projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 6108"
citation: "Washington SB 6108 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["King"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/953a5147-a093-43a9-a4c7-bed0877eaa1e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6108&year=2023"
source_hash: "7dfc611e4f51976fd1c0b7d010aa236b9fd2ebb1035e77addbd2b8f4f3d2da84"
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 6108 (2023-2024) — Addressing retainage on private construction projects.

## 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/6108.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6108-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6108-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#51) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#34) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- King — primary (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-29** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-29** LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-30** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (LC 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-10** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-21** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-14** Chapter 101, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-14** 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/953a5147-a093-43a9-a4c7-bed0877eaa1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).