---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning health care for Pacific Islanders residing in Washington under a compact of free association."
description: "Concerning health care for Pacific Islanders residing in Washington under a compact of free association."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5683"
citation: "Washington SB 5683 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "MINORITIES", "INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Saldaña"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfb2062b-a522-4609-9f01-34d065051b3d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5683&year=2017"
source_hash: "2efcbe60994949869febce6660aa5da33e88f0b72ca161ea2063e127e05e19c2"
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 5683 (2017-2018) — Concerning health care for Pacific Islanders residing in Washington under a compact of free association.

## 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/5683.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5683-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **46–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **57–41** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **44–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Saldaña — primary (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hobbs — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-02** First reading, referred to Health Care. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** HLTH - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-16** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-16** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-18** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-01-25** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-16** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-18** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-01-25** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-09** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-20** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-28** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2018-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter 161, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-22** Effective date 3/22/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfb2062b-a522-4609-9f01-34d065051b3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).