---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning special use permits for milk product haulers."
description: "Concerning special use permits for milk product haulers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5531"
citation: "Washington SB 5531 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["King"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d92b0bd-c81e-4422-9b95-433d68296813"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5531&year=2023"
source_hash: "0d7ee11685d78196b825d1fab733019036880a41e4e8ebeed39d359fc19aff93"
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 5531 (2023-2024) — Concerning special use permits for milk product haulers.

## 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/5531.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5531.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **93–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- King — primary (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-23** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-09** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-09** TRAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-10** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-15** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-04-04** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 281, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** 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/6d92b0bd-c81e-4422-9b95-433d68296813`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).