---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning problem gambling."
description: "Concerning problem gambling."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5634"
citation: "Washington SB 5634 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conway"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00969e43-8b1b-4366-865a-5dd0f152e404"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5634&year=2023"
source_hash: "2dfcefa0a48ced0891118d49ffb797175f4ce9355ee9067d9157dea9a1fd09f6"
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 5634 (2023-2024) — Concerning problem gambling.

## 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/5634.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5634-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5634-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5634-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5634-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **71–27** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **31–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conway — primary (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-09** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-09** BFGT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-09** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to Regulated Substances & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-21** RSG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-31** FIN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 71; nays, 27; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 284, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/1/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00969e43-8b1b-4366-865a-5dd0f152e404`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).