---
type: "Bill"
title: "Delaying implementation of revisions to the school levy lid. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Changing provisions relating to school district excess levies. )"
description: "Delaying implementation of revisions to the school levy lid. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Changing provisions relating to school district excess levies. )"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5023"
citation: "Washington SB 5023 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wellman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-06"
last_action: "2017-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b694c747-2438-42fd-9b8b-f9f8ec5823fd"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5023&year=2017"
source_hash: "d200c39a08fcf677472b813446e1395860a170d6d094fc8c803b6a3c53be8612"
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 5023 (2017-2018) — Delaying implementation of revisions to the school levy lid. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Changing provisions relating to school district excess levies. )

## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5023.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5023.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#33) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#1) — **87–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wellman — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-06** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2017-01-09** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-08** Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-09** Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-03-13** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-03-13** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-03-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-15** Chapter 6, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-03-15** Effective date 7/23/2017*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b694c747-2438-42fd-9b8b-f9f8ec5823fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).