republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2019-2020/sb-6136.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	Updating restrictions on electronic benefit cards.	Updating restrictions on electronic benefit cards.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2019-2020	SB 6136	Washington SB 6136 (2019-2020)	bill	WOMEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CHILDREN FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS HEALTH DEPARTMENT	enacted	Nguyen	1	25	2	2020-01-07	2020-03-18	openstates	ocd-bill/de63635f-f77d-4b81-90be-ad35a1d216c3	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6136&year=2019	d1ebb034a344207e919cb1e9152f41ba61ee46502cb24da4bb1871a1a899565d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 6136 (2019-2020) — Updating restrictions on electronic benefit cards.

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 (#10) — 48–1 (pass) · upper
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — 92–4 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Nguyen — primary (person)
• O'Ban — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-07 Prefiled for introduction. filing
• 2020-01-13 First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. reading-1
• 2020-01-23 HSRR - Majority; do pass.
• 2020-01-23 And refer to Ways & Means. referral-committee
• 2020-01-27 On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2020-01-28 Placed on second reading consent calendar.
• 2020-02-05 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2020-02-05 Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2020-02-06 First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. reading-1
• 2020-02-26 HSEL - Majority; do pass.
• 2020-02-26 Minority; do not pass.
• 2020-02-28 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2020-03-02 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• 2020-03-03 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2020-03-03 Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. reading-3
• 2020-03-04 President signed. passage
• 2020-03-05 Speaker signed. passage
• 2020-03-10 Delivered to Governor.
• 2020-03-18 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2020-03-18 Chapter 64, 2020 Laws. became-law
• 2020-03-18 Effective date 6/11/2020. became-law
• 2020-01-22T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 08:00 AM
• 2020-01-23T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
• 2020-02-21T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
• 2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/de63635f-f77d-4b81-90be-ad35a1d216c3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).