republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2017-2018/hb-1952.md

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Bill	Concerning enforcement of the electrical laws.	Concerning enforcement of the electrical laws.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2017-2018	HB 1952	Washington HB 1952 (2017-2018)	bill	CITIES AND TOWNS ELECTRICIANS TELECOMMUNICATIONS	enacted	Blake	3	38	4	2017-02-06	2018-03-23	openstates	ocd-bill/a3fff998-a324-40a1-928c-c7a3d01b6080	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1952&year=2017	d1dea2ad1acc93817cae2b8f8e6cb8c1d0ac2679ebbe40d6e57dcc5d5b10c8a9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington HB 1952 (2017-2018) — Concerning enforcement of the electrical laws.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
3. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#26) — 45–4 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage (#26) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage (#11) — 96–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Blake — primary (person)
• Chapman — cosponsor (person)
• Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
• Pellicciotti — cosponsor (person)
• Stambaugh — cosponsor (person)
• Walsh — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-06 First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). reading-1
• 2017-02-16 LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2017-02-16 Minority; do not pass.
• 2017-02-17 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2017-02-28 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2017-03-03 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2017-02-16 LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2017-02-16 Minority; do not pass.
• 2017-02-17 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2017-02-28 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2017-03-03 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2017-03-03 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2017-03-03 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2017-03-03 Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. reading-3
• 2017-03-07 First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. reading-1
• 2017-04-23 By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
• 2017-04-24 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2017-05-23 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2017-06-21 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2018-01-08 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2018-01-16 Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-01-24 Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. reading-3
• 2018-01-26 First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. reading-1
• 2018-02-22 LBRC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• 2018-02-22 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2018-02-23 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2018-02-26 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-02-28 Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
• 2018-02-28 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-02-28 Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2018-03-03 House concurred in Senate amendments.
• 2018-03-03 Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. passage
• 2018-03-06 Speaker signed. passage
• 2018-03-06 President signed. passage
• 2018-03-07 Delivered to Governor.
• 2018-03-23 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2018-03-23 Chapter 240, 2018 Laws. became-law
• 2018-03-23 Effective date 6/7/2018. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a3fff998-a324-40a1-928c-c7a3d01b6080. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).