---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing public assistance to certain victims of human trafficking."
description: "Providing public assistance to certain victims of human trafficking."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5164"
citation: "Washington SB 5164 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "LABOR", "IMMIGRATION", "IMMIGRANTS", "AND IMMIGRATION STATUS", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "VICTIMS OF CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Saldaña"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 74
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81f2b707-fd79-4c8e-b683-6813ba68baff"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5164&year=2019"
source_hash: "11fa5173ebeafffd6999f1c99ecb5925319f6c426d23190d519b3a9b75209957"
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 5164 (2019-2020) — Providing public assistance to certain victims of human trafficking.

## 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/5164.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5164-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5164-S.htm)
4. **Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5164-S3.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#34) — **89–8** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Saldaña — primary (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** HSRR - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-01-29** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-09** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration; 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.
- **2020-02-10** WM - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on third reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-14** Returned to second reading.
- **2020-02-14** 3rd 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.
- **2020-02-10** WM - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on third reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-14** Returned to second reading.
- **2020-02-14** 3rd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-10** WM - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on third reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-14** Returned to second reading.
- **2020-02-14** 3rd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-14** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-14** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** HSEL - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-03-02** APP - Majority; do pass without amendment(s) by Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-05** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 136, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 2/1/2022. `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
- **2019-01-29T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-06T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means 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
- **2020-01-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-30T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-10T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81f2b707-fd79-4c8e-b683-6813ba68baff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).