---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the capital budget."
description: "Concerning the capital budget."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6248"
citation: "Washington SB 6248 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUDGETS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frockt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9006d2de-5c46-4258-9639-7578aa56c6af"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6248&year=2019"
source_hash: "f816281396533c34406738b1a6e8d65cb784cf643289adfa2b447c27e3100ee6"
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 6248 (2019-2020) — Concerning the capital budget.

## 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/6248.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6248-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6248-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frockt — primary (person)
- Honeyford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-21** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-24** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-26** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-21** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-24** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-26** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-26** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-26** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-26** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** First Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-12** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-03** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-03** Chapter 356, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-03** Effective date 4/3/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-14T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-20T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-21T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 11:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9006d2de-5c46-4258-9639-7578aa56c6af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).