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type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the definition of work activity for the purposes of the WorkFirst program."
description: "Concerning the definition of work activity for the purposes of the WorkFirst program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5347"
citation: "Washington SB 5347 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE", "JOINT", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walsh"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2eb24e56-1d3a-44f5-ac4b-2becb6a98011"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5347&year=2017"
source_hash: "83a552b28aa9aae00e44d6dd469b09c53bbb5640af5582129c37286cd8dddc4c"
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 SB 5347 (2017-2018) — Concerning the definition of work activity for the purposes of the WorkFirst program.
## 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/Senate%20Bills/5347.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5347-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5347-S.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage (#22) — **926** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **480** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Walsh — primary (person)
- Angel — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-20** First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-06** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-03-16** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-03-16** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-04** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-06** HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-06** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-03-16** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-03-16** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-04** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-16** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-03-16** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-04** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-04-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-06** First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-04-10** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2017-04-10** Placed on second reading.
- **2017-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-04-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-27** Chapter 156, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-04-27** 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/2eb24e56-1d3a-44f5-ac4b-2becb6a98011`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).