republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2017-2018/sb-6245.md

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Bill	Concerning spoken language interpreter services.	Concerning spoken language interpreter services.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2017-2018	SB 6245	Washington SB 6245 (2017-2018)	bill	VICTIMS OF CRIMES STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS PROFESSIONS LABOR AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS OFFICE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT	enacted	Saldaña	3	54	3	2018-01-10	2018-03-23	openstates	ocd-bill/e681ce87-af62-4d95-856c-b231905807c1	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6245&year=2017	2d090739fa40157f26e8965e6b00a6ffe1ae1608ecb58e350e7f13aba737b8fa	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 6245 (2017-2018) — Concerning spoken language interpreter services.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — 31–16 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#28) — 53–44 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — 32–16 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Saldaña — primary (person)
• Conway — cosponsor (person)
• Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
• Hunt — cosponsor (person)
• Keiser — cosponsor (person)
• McCoy — cosponsor (person)
• Ranker — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-10 First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. reading-1
• 2018-01-12 SGTE - Majority; without recommendation.
• 2018-01-12 And refer to Labor & Commerce. referral-committee
• 2018-01-15 Referred to Labor & Commerce.
• 2018-01-22 LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-01-22 And refer to Ways & Means. referral-committee
• 2018-01-22 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-01-22 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2018-01-24 Referred to Ways & Means.
• 2018-02-06 WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-02-06 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-06 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2018-02-06 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2018-02-08 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-02-09 2nd substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2018-01-22 LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-01-22 And refer to Ways & Means. referral-committee
• 2018-01-22 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-01-22 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2018-01-24 Referred to Ways & Means.
• 2018-02-06 WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-02-06 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-06 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2018-02-06 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2018-02-08 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-02-09 2nd substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2018-02-06 WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-02-06 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-06 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2018-02-06 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2018-02-08 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-02-09 2nd substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2018-02-09 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-02-09 Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2. reading-3
• 2018-02-13 First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). reading-1
• 2018-02-22 LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• 2018-02-22 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-23 Referred to Appropriations.
• 2018-02-26 APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Labor & Workplace Standards.
• 2018-02-26 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-26 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2018-02-27 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-03-01 Committee amendment not adopted. amendment-failure
• 2018-03-01 Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
• 2018-03-01 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-03-01 Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 1. reading-3
• 2018-03-06 Senate concurred in House amendments.
• 2018-03-06 Passed final passage; yeas, 32; nays, 16; absent, 1; excused, 0. passage
• 2018-03-08 President signed. passage
• 2018-03-08 Speaker signed. passage
• 2018-03-09 Delivered to Governor.
• 2018-03-23 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2018-03-23 Chapter 253, 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/e681ce87-af62-4d95-856c-b231905807c1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).