---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizing limited retail telecommunications services for public utility districts that provide only sewer, water, and telecommunications on the effective date of this act."
description: "Authorizing limited retail telecommunications services for public utility districts that provide only sewer, water, and telecommunications on the effective date of this act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6034"
citation: "Washington SB 6034 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["UTILITIES", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rolfes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c7d387b-0db1-4fcd-a5a1-d50771de0d89"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6034&year=2017"
source_hash: "de32601f90f93e991e373cbf7f112699ff9e275a3356e6ee734d88e2cb347dea"
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 6034 (2017-2018) — Authorizing limited retail telecommunications services for public utility districts that provide only sewer, water, and telecommunications on the effective date of this act.

## 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/6034.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6034-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6034-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) — **94–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **46–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **93–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rolfes — primary (person)
- Angel — cosponsor (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-20** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2018-01-08** First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** EENT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-31** EENT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-14** First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** TED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-22** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Finance.
- **2018-02-26** FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Agriculture & Natural Resources.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-03-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **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, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2018-03-06** House receded from amendments.
- **2018-03-06** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2018-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-07** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter 186, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-22** 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/4c7d387b-0db1-4fcd-a5a1-d50771de0d89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).