---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing child support pass-through payments."
description: "Implementing child support pass-through payments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5144"
citation: "Washington SB 5144 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dhingra"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2020-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/208011f5-0c74-4757-9c55-2543b3348321"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5144&year=2019"
source_hash: "8a948799738e643cced1a32ee86756c45f971448348404b9e12708901eddbac3"
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 5144 (2019-2020) — Implementing child support pass-through payments.

## 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/5144.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5144-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5144-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dhingra — primary (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2019-01-14** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-05** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-05** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-14** WM - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-14** And refer to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-15** Referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-01-21** HSRR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-14** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-05** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-05** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-14** WM - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-14** And refer to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-15** Referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-01-21** HSRR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-14** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-21** HSRR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-14** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-14** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-14** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** CRJ - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-29** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-29** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-03** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-03** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-03** Chapter 349, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-03** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-01-24T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-05T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-14T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-01-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 08:00 AM
- **2020-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-10T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+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/208011f5-0c74-4757-9c55-2543b3348321`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).