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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning flexible work for general and limited authority Washington peace officers."
+description: "Concerning flexible work for general and limited authority Washington peace officers."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "SB 5424"
+citation: "Washington SB 5424 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Lovick"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 50
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-01-17"
+last_action: "2024-03-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e863534-9750-454d-8183-d11d3c710901"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5424&year=2023"
+source_hash: "2cb7fa8a3297e213f6125a4b247c9cdad5f55861ef98982281097b6f1d03ba38"
+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 5424 (2023-2024) — Concerning flexible work for general and limited authority Washington peace officers.
+
+## 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/5424.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5424-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5424-S.htm)
+4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5424-S.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Lovick — primary (person)
+- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
+- Frame — cosponsor (person)
+- Holy — cosponsor (person)
+- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
+- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
+- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
+- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
+- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
+- Warnick — cosponsor (person)
+- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-17** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
+- **2023-01-31** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
+- **2023-01-31** LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2023-01-31** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-31** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-02-01** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-22** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
+- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
+- **2023-02-24** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Labor & Commerce. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2023-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-02** 1st substitute bill substituted (LC 23). `substitution`
+- **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-04** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-13** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
+- **2023-03-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
+- **2023-03-23** CSJR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-27** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
+- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2024-01-09** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3`
+- **2024-01-17** Rules suspended.
+- **2024-01-17** Returned to second reading for amendment.
+- **2024-01-17** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2024-01-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-01-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2024-01-22** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1`
+- **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 10:30 AM.
+- **2024-02-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
+- **2024-02-19** CSJR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
+- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
+- **2024-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2024-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
+- **2024-03-04** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2024-03-04** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
+- **2024-03-06** President signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-03-28** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2024-03-28** Chapter 319, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2024-03-28** Effective date 6/6/2024*. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e863534-9750-454d-8183-d11d3c710901`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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