---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning pretrial release programs."
description: "Concerning pretrial release programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5987"
citation: "Washington SB 5987 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Padden"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-12-04"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fcb064f-6f96-4f98-b8bd-0f0f3d2603f7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5987&year=2017"
source_hash: "8caed218b141376281aac3333b8ffc8a6bd1dc2c0c1d34f02943be9c7f61c128"
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 5987 (2017-2018) — Concerning pretrial release programs.

## 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/5987.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#28) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Padden — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2018-01-08** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** LAW - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-01-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-01-31** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-09** First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** PS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-26** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **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, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2018-03-07** House receded from amendments.
- **2018-03-07** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2018-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-08** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** Chapter 276, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-27** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4fcb064f-6f96-4f98-b8bd-0f0f3d2603f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).