---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminating certain minimum requirement equivalencies for electrical inspectors."
description: "Eliminating certain minimum requirement equivalencies for electrical inspectors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 6089"
citation: "Washington SB 6089 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["King"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b81f37e1-2c11-4233-923c-6e524b14a379"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6089&year=2023"
source_hash: "f807ecceb9a53efa387073107d87a995541380de58f2778245e55bce9dacfc05"
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 6089 (2023-2024) — Eliminating certain minimum requirement equivalencies for electrical inspectors.

## 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/6089.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6089.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6089.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#28) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- King — primary (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-18** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-22** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-22** LC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-01-30** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-06** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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 Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-21** LAWS - 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`
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Chapter 196, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-19** 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/b81f37e1-2c11-4233-923c-6e524b14a379`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).