---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the removal of provisions that are no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington."
description: "Concerning the removal of provisions that are no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5316"
citation: "Washington SB 5316 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fortunato"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3876bbfd-feb1-4f0b-8b1a-04f34262f9ab"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5316&year=2017"
source_hash: "b05f4b3205e0954da0dc19ced6de0e05bb7ce850020952f99a9b1f8065773706"
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 5316 (2017-2018) — Concerning the removal of provisions that are no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.

## 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/5316.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5316.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fortunato — primary (person)
- Angel — cosponsor (person)
- Becker — cosponsor (person)
- Braun — cosponsor (person)
- Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Miloscia — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Rossi — cosponsor (person)
- Schoesler — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-20** First reading, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** SGOV - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-14** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-02-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2017-02-16** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** JUDI - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-20** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-14** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2017-04-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-04-23** Placed on Rules White Sheet.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-02** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-05-02** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2017-05-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-05-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-05-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2017-05-05** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-13** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-06-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-16** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-27** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-06-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-28** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-06-30** Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-06-30** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2017-06-30** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-07-06** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-06** Chapter 25, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. `became-law`
- **2017-07-06** Effective date 10/19/2017*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3876bbfd-feb1-4f0b-8b1a-04f34262f9ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).