---
type: "Bill"
title: "Updating restrictions on electronic benefit cards."
description: "Updating restrictions on electronic benefit cards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6136"
citation: "Washington SB 6136 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WOMEN", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "CHILDREN", "FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nguyen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de63635f-f77d-4b81-90be-ad35a1d216c3"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6136&year=2019"
source_hash: "d1ebb034a344207e919cb1e9152f41ba61ee46502cb24da4bb1871a1a899565d"
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 6136 (2019-2020) — Updating restrictions on electronic benefit cards.

## 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/6136.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **92–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nguyen — primary (person)
- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-07** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-23** HSRR - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-23** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27** On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-06** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** HSEL - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 64, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 08:00 AM
- **2020-01-23T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de63635f-f77d-4b81-90be-ad35a1d216c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).