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type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the weighmaster program."
description: "Concerning the weighmaster program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5437"
citation: "Washington SB 5437 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chase"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8e201ef-f430-47d5-9443-399909197741"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5437&year=2017"
source_hash: "31d627f4c5bbd64369a509afe0909d77ac46aa51daf3ea9ffe501b3638181157"
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 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](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5437.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **490** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **462** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **960** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8e201ef-f430-47d5-9443-399909197741`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).