---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring informed consent for pelvic exams."
description: "Requiring informed consent for pelvic exams."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5282"
citation: "Washington SB 5282 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liias"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca09eaf7-2cfe-46a4-bf40-a18285fb5991"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5282&year=2019"
source_hash: "0e840dfbeb00d6b446c5a24400eaa791df104b4dc7e68db69630afbb462572b5"
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 5282 (2019-2020) — Requiring informed consent for pelvic exams.

## 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/5282.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5282.E.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Liias — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-16** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** HLTC - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-19** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-18** Senate Rules "X" file.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- **2020-01-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-24** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-01-24** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-01-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2020-01-29** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-21** HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-25** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-26** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `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.
- **2020-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-27** Chapter 187, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-01T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-21T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca09eaf7-2cfe-46a4-bf40-a18285fb5991`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).