---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifying obligations under the involuntary treatment act."
description: "Clarifying obligations under the involuntary treatment act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5106"
citation: "Washington SB 5106 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MENTAL HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["O'Ban"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64a2b153-4093-41a3-9e83-4ce649855b1c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5106&year=2017"
source_hash: "4e88172006e28735442def7202547b8d190b6addf599447ed8a7954bd6010084"
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 5106 (2017-2018) — Clarifying obligations under the involuntary treatment 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5106.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5106-S.E.htm)
3. **Second Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5106-S.E2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5106-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#10) — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **89–8** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **87–9** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage on Reconsideration (#11) — **91–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- O'Ban — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-12** First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-23** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-01-30** HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-23** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-23** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-02-23** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-02-23** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** JUDI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-03-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Judiciary.
- **2017-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2017-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-19** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2017-04-20** House receded from amendments.
- **2017-04-20** Rules suspended.
- **2017-04-20** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2017-04-20** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-04-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-23** Amended in the House. Returned to Senate Rules 3.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-30** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended.
- **2017-06-30** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2017-06-30** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- **2017-06-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-07-06** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-06** Chapter 14, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. `became-law`
- **2017-07-06** Effective date 10/19/2017*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64a2b153-4093-41a3-9e83-4ce649855b1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).