---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expanding the use of the border area fuel tax."
description: "Expanding the use of the border area fuel tax."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 6017"
citation: "Washington SB 6017 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shewmake"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bceb2d45-8497-455b-8168-fa730b26d1c1"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6017&year=2023"
source_hash: "d8704947909a977b616214c3d6c33b8de3101af8f64c7c8308d02e9e07ff066c"
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 6017 (2023-2024) — Expanding the use of the border area fuel tax.

## 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/6017.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6017.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#36) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32) — **90–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-18** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-01-25** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-01-25** TRAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-02** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-02-21** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 275, 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/bceb2d45-8497-455b-8168-fa730b26d1c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).