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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring prime contractors to bond the subcontractors portion of retainage upon request."
description: "Requiring prime contractors to bond the subcontractors portion of retainage upon request."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1538"
citation: "Washington HB 1538 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC WORKS", "CONTRACTORS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stambaugh"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-23"
last_action: "2017-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5f13b7d-5070-418d-a8ad-08a3c45b83b7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1538&year=2017"
source_hash: "784753c42c544e6cc1bcc8f0e947d618c6c8f5a150bb92f28f3378a7d621ac75"
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 HB 1538 (2017-2018) — Requiring prime contractors to bond the subcontractors portion of retainage upon request.
## 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/House%20Bills/1538.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1538-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1538-S.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage (#40) — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **34–15** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Stambaugh — primary (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
- Pike — cosponsor (person)
- Sells — cosponsor (person)
- Vick — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-23** First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-10** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-10** CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-10** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-09** First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** CLS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-13** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-12** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-17** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-16** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-16** Chapter 302, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-16** 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/e5f13b7d-5070-418d-a8ad-08a3c45b83b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).