Expanding affordable, resilient broadband service to enable economic development, public safety, health care, and education in Washington's communities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Signed May 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2019 · House Apr 16, 2019
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Apr 24, 2019
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
21
Committee
18
Amendments
1
May 13, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Amended
Committee amendment not adopted.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-1)
house
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Capital Budget.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 09:00 AM
lower
Apr 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
CB - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Innovation, Technology & Economic Development.
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 09:00 AM
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Capital Budget.
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Innovation, Technology & Economic Development at 03:30 PM
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
ITED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Innovation, Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lisa Wellman
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Cleveland
DDemocratic
Co
David Frockt
DDemocratic
Co
DT
Dean Takko
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Jeannie Darneille
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
JM
John McCoy
DDemocratic
Co
Manka Dhingra
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Mullet
DDemocratic
Co
Marko Liias
DDemocratic
Co
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
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