---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the Wildland Urban Interface Code."
description: "Concerning the Wildland Urban Interface Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 6120"
citation: "Washington SB 6120 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Van De Wege"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c09003f-e6a7-4892-9dd2-640cb5ff9e84"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6120&year=2023"
source_hash: "6f8471777fd1198f71c280a67914ae961e4b5ff462e85a6738c23272d7520c28"
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 6120 (2023-2024) — Concerning the Wildland Urban Interface Code.

## 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/6120.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6120.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6120.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#38) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Van De Wege — primary (person)
- Braun — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-30** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-30** SGE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** First reading, referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2024-02-09** Referred to Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-21** LG - 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 Local Government. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **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** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **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** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-15** Chapter 133, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-15** Effective date 3/15/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c09003f-e6a7-4892-9dd2-640cb5ff9e84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).