---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the association of Washington generals."
description: "Concerning the association of Washington generals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5746"
citation: "Washington SB 5746 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORPORATIONS", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR", "DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "VETERANS", "STATE GOVERNMENT", "WORKER TRAINING AND WORKFORCE NEEDS", "CHILDREN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kuderer"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2018-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b82f25e-092f-4845-b6eb-d411526e959d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5746&year=2017"
source_hash: "20062b236e6603fcd6cfd1004150bb190199cdfae4f790fb46d95983c8a97b07"
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 5746 (2017-2018) — Concerning the association of Washington generals.

## 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/5746.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5746-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kuderer — primary (person)
- Pearson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** First reading, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
- **2018-01-26** SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-01-31** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Transportation.
- **2018-02-06** TRAN - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-10** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-26** SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-01-31** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Transportation.
- **2018-02-06** TRAN - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-10** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-23** SEIT - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Transportation.
- **2018-02-26** TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) along with amendment(s) by State Government, Elections & Information Technology.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-02** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2018-03-02** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2018-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-08** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-08** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-15** Chapter 67, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-15** Effective date 6/7/2018*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b82f25e-092f-4845-b6eb-d411526e959d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).