---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing the future of work task force."
description: "Establishing the future of work task force."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6544"
citation: "Washington SB 6544 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WORKER TRAINING AND WORKFORCE NEEDS", "LEGISLATURE", "LABOR", "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chase"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7262aed8-a29b-4c47-8243-cd8536923c0e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6544&year=2017"
source_hash: "46b5921e2d513b5814bd8ae5a99df43280d4f19a4bda1fa05fa56cbd61556f8b"
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 6544 (2017-2018) — Establishing the future of work task force.

## 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/6544.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6544-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#27) — **50–48** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **36–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chase — primary (person)
- Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-24** First reading, referred to Economic Development & International Trade. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** EDIT - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-01-25** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-09** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-09** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-23** HE - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-03-01** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2018-03-01** Placed on second reading.
- **2018-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Held on third reading.
- **2018-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 48; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** Chapter 294, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-27** 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/7262aed8-a29b-4c47-8243-cd8536923c0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).