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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Addressing the forensic pathologist shortage."
+description: "Addressing the forensic pathologist shortage."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "SB 5523"
+citation: "Washington SB 5523 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Dhingra"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-23"
+last_action: "2023-05-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dacaa505-303c-482b-856d-8054a8d3f35a"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5523&year=2023"
+source_hash: "ac89207f7bdaa05926496ed5dfb846f183544b4bfd9fb8b466a6a3d0c1344231"
+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 5523 (2023-2024) — Addressing the forensic pathologist shortage.
+
+## 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/5523.htm)
+2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5523-S.htm)
+3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5523-S.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Dhingra — primary (person)
+- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Conway — cosponsor (person)
+- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
+- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
+- Trudeau — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-23** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-01** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
+- **2023-02-08** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
+- **2023-02-08** HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2023-02-08** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-08** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-02-09** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-18** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
+- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
+- **2023-02-23** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Higher Education & Workforce Development. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2023-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted (HEWD 23). `substitution`
+- **2023-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-08** First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
+- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 8:00 AM.
+- **2023-03-24** PEW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-03-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-03-27** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
+- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
+- **2023-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-18** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2023-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
+- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
+- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-11** Chapter 442, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2023-05-11** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dacaa505-303c-482b-856d-8054a8d3f35a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+