---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the defense community compatibility account."
description: "Concerning the defense community compatibility account."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5324"
citation: "Washington SB 5324 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conway"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cde2e4e-59f9-4ec3-bf64-d04888722dad"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5324&year=2023"
source_hash: "4e02d47f1d53882a35b1d3011500c3c8298508287007710ff85d1b77c6ef8528"
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 5324 (2023-2024) — Concerning the defense community compatibility account.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5324.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5324.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conway — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Fortunato — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-03** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-03** SGE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-03** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-01** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-04** First reading, referred to Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-10** Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-15** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-03-15** ICEV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Referred to Capital Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-31** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-03-31** CB - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11** Chapter 438, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-11** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3cde2e4e-59f9-4ec3-bf64-d04888722dad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).