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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning the uniform unsworn declarations act."
+description: "Concerning the uniform unsworn declarations act."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "SB 5017"
+citation: "Washington SB 5017 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "NAMED ACTS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Salomon"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2018-12-10"
+last_action: "2019-04-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56f38431-38ee-417f-b01d-3511a7a9fc75"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5017&year=2019"
+source_hash: "22aaa17c98f3b288d5159050d9864424bafea7e9046f54616a37b1430ec14668"
+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 5017 (2019-2020) — Concerning the uniform unsworn declarations act.
+
+## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5017.htm)
+2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5017-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Salomon — primary (person)
+- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
+- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-12-10** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
+- **2019-01-14** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
+- **2019-01-24** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-01-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2019-02-19** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
+- **2019-02-20** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2019-01-24** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-01-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2019-02-19** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
+- **2019-02-20** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2019-02-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2019-02-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
+- **2019-02-21** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
+- **2019-03-15** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
+- **2019-03-19** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2019-03-29** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2019-04-09** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
+- **2019-04-09** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2019-04-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2019-04-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2019-04-19** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2019-04-19** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
+- **2019-04-23** President signed. `passage`
+- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2019-04-30** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2019-04-30** Chapter 232, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2019-04-30** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
+- **2019-01-17T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
+- **2019-01-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
+- **2019-03-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
+- **2019-03-15T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56f38431-38ee-417f-b01d-3511a7a9fc75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+