republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2017-2018/sb-5898.md

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Bill	Concerning eligibility for public assistance programs.	Concerning eligibility for public assistance programs.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2017-2018	SB 5898	Washington SB 5898 (2017-2018)	bill	PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BLIND DISABILITIES INDIVIDUALS WITH SENIOR CITIZENS	enacted	Braun	3	34	4	2017-03-21	2017-07-06	openstates	ocd-bill/a4cb4b91-489d-4b47-a447-2c237c381b3a	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5898&year=2017	a631d89009b2abf122b3ecf930687a323c993d6df629039fe3ec23ef57b2a70c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 5898 (2017-2018) — Concerning eligibility for public assistance programs.

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

• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — 25–24 (pass) · upper
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — 49–0 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage (#5) — 92–1 (pass) · lower
• Adoption of Amendment Number 142 by Senator Billig, on Page 1, Line 16 (#5) — 24–25 (fail) · upper

Sponsors

• Braun — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-03-21 First reading, referred to Ways & Means. reading-1
• 2017-03-22 WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2017-03-22 Minority; do not pass.
• 2017-03-23 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2017-03-23 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2017-03-23 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2017-03-22 WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2017-03-22 Minority; do not pass.
• 2017-03-23 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2017-03-23 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2017-03-23 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2017-03-23 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2017-03-23 Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2017-03-27 First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). reading-1
• 2017-04-23 By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• 2017-04-23 Placed on Rules White Sheet.
• 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.
• 2017-06-29 Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
• 2017-06-30 Rules suspended.
• 2017-06-30 Returned to second reading for amendment.
• 2017-06-30 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2017-06-30 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2017-06-30 Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2017-06-30 Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. reading-1
• 2017-06-30 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2017-06-30 Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 5. reading-3
• 2017-06-30 President signed. passage
• 2017-06-30 Speaker signed. passage
• 2017-06-30 Delivered to Governor.
• 2017-07-06 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2017-07-06 Chapter 21, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. became-law
• 2017-07-06 Effective date 10/19/2017. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a4cb4b91-489d-4b47-a447-2c237c381b3a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).