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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning unemployment insurance relief for certain employers."
+description: "Concerning unemployment insurance relief for certain employers."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "SB 5478"
+citation: "Washington SB 5478 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 37
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28608736-cfa8-472e-a230-6f9122244131"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5478&year=2021"
+source_hash: "7243dd334f5be28617cfa191930f5a7c6a82335da0f0ab3a532e58e103e84917"
+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 5478 (2021-2022) — Concerning unemployment insurance relief for certain employers.
+
+## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5478.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5478-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5478-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage As Amended by the House on Reconsideration (#10) — **95–2** (pass) · lower
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Keiser — primary (person)
+- Billig — cosponsor (person)
+- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
+- Conway — cosponsor (person)
+- Das — cosponsor (person)
+- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
+- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- King — cosponsor (person)
+- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
+- Liias — cosponsor (person)
+- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
+- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
+- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
+- Randall — cosponsor (person)
+- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
+- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
+- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
+- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
+- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
+- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
+- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
+- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
+- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
+- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended.
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Returned to second reading for amendment.
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
+- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 292, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 5/12/2021. `became-law`
+- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
+- **2021-04-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
+- **2021-04-19T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
+- **2021-04-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28608736-cfa8-472e-a230-6f9122244131`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+