---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the creation of a work group to study and make recommendations on natural disaster mitigation and resiliency activities."
description: "Concerning the creation of a work group to study and make recommendations on natural disaster mitigation and resiliency activities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5106"
citation: "Washington SB 5106 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NATURAL DISASTERS", "STUDIES", "INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Das"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ca557ad-a07d-47f1-83be-dfaee9708eba"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5106&year=2019"
source_hash: "774fa861b8b621bf4c0836e3797fbb397d3df8011dcf9deb245fef1dc272b801"
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 (2019-2020) — Concerning the creation of a work group to study and make recommendations on natural disaster mitigation and resiliency activities.

## 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/5106.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5106-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#33) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Das — primary (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2019-01-14** First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-17** FIET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-01-17** FIET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Housing, Community Development & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** HOUS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Housing, Community Development & Veterans.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-12** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Chapter 388, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-13** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade at 08:00 AM
- **2019-01-17T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade at 08:30 AM
- **2019-03-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 AM
- **2019-04-05T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ca557ad-a07d-47f1-83be-dfaee9708eba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).