---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing public notices of public health, safety, and welfare in a language other than English."
description: "Providing public notices of public health, safety, and welfare in a language other than English."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5046"
citation: "Washington SB 5046 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "MINORITIES", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hasegawa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59ff63ca-f1a6-4b0a-ace6-155f93571e38"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5046&year=2017"
source_hash: "36270f4b01d9a4e2168c07d725d5ef90bae347739ebec626d6cd3b39429b59ce"
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 5046 (2017-2018) — Providing public notices of public health, safety, and welfare in a language other than English.

## 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/5046.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5046-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — **51–46** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19) — **52–45** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hasegawa — primary (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-11** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-14** LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-24** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-14** LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-24** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** PS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-03-28** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-29** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Public Safety.
- **2017-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-11** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-21** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2017-04-21** House receded from amendments.
- **2017-04-21** Rules suspended.
- **2017-04-21** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2017-04-21** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-04-21** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-21** Third reading, passed; yeas, 51; nays, 46; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-21** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2017-04-21** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-23** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-16** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-16** Chapter 312, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-16** 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/59ff63ca-f1a6-4b0a-ace6-155f93571e38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).