--- type: "Bill" title: "Concerning associate development organizations." description: "Concerning associate development organizations." jurisdiction: "us/states/wa" legislature: "Washington Legislature" session: "2025-2026" identifier: "SB 5677" citation: "Washington SB 5677 (2025-2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Cortes"] version_count: 4 action_count: 34 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2025-02-06" last_action: "2025-05-20" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6eb5238-948d-4950-960d-e72a565030d7" source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5677&Year=2025&Initiative=false" source_hash: "9ad702f3c52e6d959f8cd577c613cb30271e1a78edaedd708d6fbfb9d44cd1cb" 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 5677 (2025-2026) — Concerning associate development organizations. ## 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/Senate%20Bills/5677.htm) 2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5677-S.E.htm) 3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5677-S.htm) 4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5677-S.PL.htm) ## Votes - 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **46–3** (pass) · upper - Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **38–10** (pass) · upper - Final Passage as Amended by the House (#24) — **95–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Cortes — primary (person) - Frame — cosponsor (person) - Riccelli — cosponsor (person) - Schoesler — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-02-06** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade. `reading-1` - **2025-02-13** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM. - **2025-02-19** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM. - **2025-02-19** BFT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution` - **2025-02-19** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2025-02-19** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2025-02-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. - **2025-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2` - **2025-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted (BTE 25). `substitution` - **2025-03-04** Floor amendment(s) adopted. - **2025-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3` - **2025-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3` - **2025-03-06** First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans. `reading-1` - **2025-03-18** Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM. - **2025-03-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM. - **2025-03-21** TEDV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-03-25** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee` - **2025-04-03** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. - **2025-04-05** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM. - **2025-04-05** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-04-05** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2025-04-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee` - **2025-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2` - **2025-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended. - **2025-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3` - **2025-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3` - **2025-04-21** Senate concurred in House amendments. - **2025-04-21** Passed final passage; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage` - **2025-04-22** President signed. `passage` - **2025-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage` - **2025-04-24** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2025-05-20** Governor signed. `executive-signature` - **2025-05-20** Chapter 392, 2025 Laws. `became-law` - **2025-05-20** Effective date 7/27/2025. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6eb5238-948d-4950-960d-e72a565030d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).