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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning enforcement of the electrical laws."
description: "Concerning enforcement of the electrical laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1952"
citation: "Washington HB 1952 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CITIES AND TOWNS", "ELECTRICIANS", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blake"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2018-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3fff998-a324-40a1-928c-c7a3d01b6080"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1952&year=2017"
source_hash: "d1dea2ad1acc93817cae2b8f8e6cb8c1d0ac2679ebbe40d6e57dcc5d5b10c8a9"
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 1952 (2017-2018) — Concerning enforcement of the electrical laws.
## 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/1952.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1952-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1952-S.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **960** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#26) — **454** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#26) — **970** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#11) — **960** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Blake — primary (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Pellicciotti — cosponsor (person)
- Stambaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-06** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-16** LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-03** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **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.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-16** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-01-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-26** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** LBRC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-22** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2018-03-03** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-23** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-23** Chapter 240, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-23** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3fff998-a324-40a1-928c-c7a3d01b6080`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).