---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing compliance with apprenticeship utilization requirements and bidding on public works projects."
description: "Addressing compliance with apprenticeship utilization requirements and bidding on public works projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6239"
citation: "Washington SB 6239 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conway"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/789380c3-c63e-42d3-a5cd-c4f5fc278a69"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6239&year=2019"
source_hash: "a085aa06fc21fdb5245c270e8f838857e715409f71057addbab45ecda93def05"
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 6239 (2019-2020) — Addressing compliance with apprenticeship utilization requirements and bidding on public works projects.

## 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/6239.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6239.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **37–10** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **60–37** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#33) — **37–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conway — primary (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-10** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** LBRC - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-18** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** LAWS - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-27** 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.
- **2020-03-04** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-31** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-31** Chapter 255, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-31** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-27T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-06T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:30 AM
- **2020-02-25T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-27T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/789380c3-c63e-42d3-a5cd-c4f5fc278a69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).