---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning sexual assault protection orders."
description: "Concerning sexual assault protection orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5256"
citation: "Washington SB 5256 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "ORDERS OF COURT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fain"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-18"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/593c7c28-8460-4b03-ab6e-d494d92a9307"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5256&year=2017"
source_hash: "60b7d1052820b4b9ac2435409dd6ec6d2af88adc1878f9534ab92e5533081d10"
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 5256 (2017-2018) — Concerning sexual assault protection orders.

## 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/5256.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5256-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5256-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#12) — **75–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fain — primary (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Miloscia — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-18** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-21** On motion, referred to Rules Green Sheet for second reading.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-16** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-21** On motion, referred to Rules Green Sheet for second reading.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-10** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** JUDI - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-03-27** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 75; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-05** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter 233, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-05** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/593c7c28-8460-4b03-ab6e-d494d92a9307`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).