---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the dissolution of libraries and library districts."
description: "Concerning the dissolution of libraries and library districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5824"
citation: "Washington SB 5824 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hunt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a675cf11-fca2-4876-8a57-ed594517741f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5824&year=2023"
source_hash: "1d16392883d186bc9a0444df03aab9f0f35a59e98018d195918f5640689c7667"
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 5824 (2023-2024) — Concerning the dissolution of libraries and library districts.

## 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/5824.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5824.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5824.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26) — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **90–5** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hunt — primary (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-12** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-12** SGE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-12** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-15** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-01-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-01-24** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-01-24** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-05** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-21** SGOV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2024-03-04** Passed final passage; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 266, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a675cf11-fca2-4876-8a57-ed594517741f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).