republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2017-2018/sb-5437.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Concerning the weighmaster program.	Concerning the weighmaster program.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2017-2018	SB 5437	Washington SB 5437 (2017-2018)	bill	AGRICULTURE PROFESSIONS	enacted	Chase	1	23	3	2017-01-24	2017-04-27	openstates	ocd-bill/b8e201ef-f430-47d5-9443-399909197741	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5437&year=2017	31d627f4c5bbd64369a509afe0909d77ac46aa51daf3ea9ffe501b3638181157	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 5437 (2017-2018) — Concerning the weighmaster program.

Version chain

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

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — 49–0 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — 46–2 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — 96–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Chase — primary (person)
• Honeyford — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-24 First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development. reading-1
• 2017-02-07 AWTE - Majority; do pass.
• 2017-02-07 And refer to Ways & Means. referral-committee
• 2017-02-08 On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2017-02-14 On motion, referred to Rules Green Sheet for second reading.
• 2017-02-21 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2017-02-28 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2017-02-28 Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2017-03-02 First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). reading-1
• 2017-03-21 AGNR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• 2017-03-23 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2017-04-10 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• 2017-04-11 Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
• 2017-04-11 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2017-04-11 Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. reading-3
• 2017-04-18 Senate concurred in House amendments.
• 2017-04-18 Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. passage
• 2017-04-19 President signed. passage
• 2017-04-20 Speaker signed. passage
• 2017-04-21 Delivered to Governor.
• 2017-04-27 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2017-04-27 Chapter 158, 2017 Laws. became-law
• 2017-04-27 Effective date 7/23/2017. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b8e201ef-f430-47d5-9443-399909197741. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).