---
type: "Bill"
title: "Preventing the sexual harassment and sexual assault of certain isolated workers."
description: "Preventing the sexual harassment and sexual assault of certain isolated workers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5258"
citation: "Washington SB 5258 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS", "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "LABOR", "SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "DISCRIMINATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93aa2931-cedc-4702-8126-d09891f8d546"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5258&year=2019"
source_hash: "96c196bbab1181ce383881e73b21e241196498824f0b4fd9e8bd623020052417"
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 5258 (2019-2020) — Preventing the sexual harassment and sexual assault of certain isolated workers.

## 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/5258.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5258-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5258-S.htm)

## Votes

- 551 Mosbrucker Pg 2 Ln 23 (#27) — **39–53** (fail) · lower
- Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#18) — **73–25** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#18) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#28) — **57–35** (pass) · lower
- 550 Chandler Pg 2 Ln 3 (#26) — **39–54** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-16** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-24** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-01-24** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-01-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-12** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-01-24** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-01-24** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-01-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-12** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-13** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-02-15** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-10** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 35; absent, 35; excused, 6. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House for conference thereon.
- **2019-04-18** Conference committee appointed. Senators King, Keiser, Conway.
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee request granted.
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee appointed. Representatives Frame, Mosbrucker, Sells.
- **2019-04-25** Conference committee report; received 3:26 PM 4/25/2019.
- **2019-04-25** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2019-04-25** Conference committee report; received 4:30 PM 4/25/2019.
- **2019-04-25** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 73; nays, 25; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- **2019-04-26** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2019-04-26** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
- **2019-04-27** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-27** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Chapter 392, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-13** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-21T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:00 AM
- **2019-01-24T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-19T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-02T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards 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/93aa2931-cedc-4702-8126-d09891f8d546`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).