---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning school levies."
description: "Concerning school levies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5313"
citation: "Washington SB 5313 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "TAXES - PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wellman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99de91fc-5e3c-4f8b-bce5-63c6a7a00094"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5313&year=2019"
source_hash: "c11bad4ef418a1fc871b0864209824edea3b3e787cd176c55cb4f0403d60a55a"
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 5313 (2019-2020) — Concerning school levies.

## 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/5313.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5313-S.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5313-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5313-S.htm)

## Votes

- 819 Braun Pg 1 Ln 3 (#20) — **20–27** (fail) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **25–23** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **53–45** (pass) · lower
- 817 Palumbo Pg 1 Ln 21 (#21) — **31–16** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#36) — **25–23** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wellman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-15** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-18** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-04-03** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-04-03** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-26** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-15** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-15** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-18** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-04-03** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-04-03** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-26** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-04-26** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-26** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-26** Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-28** Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-28** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-28** Passed final passage; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-01** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 410, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-04-03** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-04-03** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-26** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-01-23T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-21T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-02T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means 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/99de91fc-5e3c-4f8b-bce5-63c6a7a00094`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).