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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning pet insurance."
+description: "Concerning pet insurance."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "SB 5319"
+citation: "Washington SB 5319 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Stanford"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-01-12"
+last_action: "2023-04-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3acd00c3-5c06-41b6-8dc7-a22453da425f"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5319&year=2023"
+source_hash: "31b4d3230d5c9f97aa4a58b5528d4e3fcad5b43a446386a38ca871a6b491e4cf"
+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 5319 (2023-2024) — Concerning pet insurance.
+
+## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5319.htm)
+2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5319.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Stanford — primary (person)
+- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Dozier — cosponsor (person)
+- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
+- **2023-01-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 8:00 AM.
+- **2023-01-24** BFGT - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-01-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-25** On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2023-02-15** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
+- **2023-02-22** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-01** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
+- **2023-03-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
+- **2023-03-21** CPB - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-24** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-29** President signed. `passage`
+- **2023-03-29** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2023-03-31** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-06** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-06** Chapter 42, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2023-04-06** Effective date 1/1/2024. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3acd00c3-5c06-41b6-8dc7-a22453da425f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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