---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning human remains."
description: "Concerning human remains."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5001"
citation: "Washington SB 5001 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN REMAINS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-12-03"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0753447f-44da-4ce6-a5d9-3466d42128b8"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5001&year=2019"
source_hash: "0eeffccaeb249725e1092012c2efac8ec2ba3649777399e89f325f14d8b539f3"
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 5001 (2019-2020) — Concerning human remains.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5001.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5001-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5001-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **36–11** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **80–16** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) — **38–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pedersen — primary (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-03** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2019-01-14** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-17** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-18** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-01-25** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-01-17** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-18** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-01-25** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-02-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-02-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-02-08** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** CPB - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-01** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Consumer Protection & Business.
- **2019-04-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-01** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-09** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-19** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-19** Passed final passage; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 432, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 5/1/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-01-15T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:30 AM
- **2019-01-17T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-18T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-01T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0753447f-44da-4ce6-a5d9-3466d42128b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).