---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning transit agencies' ability to enter into interlocal agreements for procurement."
description: "Concerning transit agencies' ability to enter into interlocal agreements for procurement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5342"
citation: "Washington SB 5342 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kauffman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca39fa83-17fd-46ae-a27a-0125b3dd50cc"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5342&year=2023"
source_hash: "367d4119a5995219157cfdb5e87eb11c4df351ff52d7f4720def88615c45d7aa"
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 5342 (2023-2024) — Concerning transit agencies' ability to enter into interlocal agreements for procurement.

## 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/5342.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5342.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kauffman — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-01-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-01-26** TRAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-30** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-08** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-16** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-16** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-06** Chapter 43, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-06** 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/ca39fa83-17fd-46ae-a27a-0125b3dd50cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).