---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the dairy inspection program until June 30, 2031."
description: "Extending the dairy inspection program until June 30, 2031."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1553"
citation: "Washington HB 1553 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richards"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/081cbed0-ee53-4a4a-891a-e3d700969e4e"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1553&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "78efa7141ef2dd6619ae94e3bfbfd1caf306f2b78c733fcda8dd5ddf6d4f2f76"
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 HB 1553 (2025-2026) — Extending the dairy inspection program until June 30, 2031.

## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1553.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1553.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Richards — primary (person)
- Bernbaum — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-23** First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2025-02-11** Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-02-12** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-02-12** AGNR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2025-02-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-24** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07** First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-03-20** ANR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-03-26** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-04** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-11** Chapter 41, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-04-11** Effective date 6/30/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/081cbed0-ee53-4a4a-891a-e3d700969e4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).