---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reforming the compliance and enforcement provisions for marijuana licensees."
description: "Reforming the compliance and enforcement provisions for marijuana licensees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5318"
citation: "Washington SB 5318 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD", "DRUGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rivers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ff3fa03-5838-42d2-85cf-0ec918a218a7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5318&year=2019"
source_hash: "e8af69b51bb411dabcc75b2ab786249dc16a5e2dc1034f0141ba64577a142487"
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 5318 (2019-2020) — Reforming the compliance and enforcement provisions for marijuana licensees.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5318.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5318-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5318-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **88–8** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **43–4** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#33) — **41–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rivers — primary (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Labor & Commerce.
- **2019-03-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-20** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Labor & Commerce.
- **2019-03-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-13** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** COG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Commerce & Gaming.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-16** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-16** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2019-04-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-23** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-23** Passed final passage; yeas, 43; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Chapter 394, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-13** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-31T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-20T22:45:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 05:45 PM
- **2019-02-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-01T17:20:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM
- **2019-03-19T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-26T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ff3fa03-5838-42d2-85cf-0ec918a218a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).