---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning unemployment benefit eligibility for apprentices."
description: "Concerning unemployment benefit eligibility for apprentices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5398"
citation: "Washington SB 5398 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION", "APPRENTICES AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2019-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d42101ad-84b1-4559-90fb-18a180572570"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5398&year=2019"
source_hash: "fb47bc67e3b35436250ecc64e178d1ef9d9e31d5a26af52cd203332cb9c1c12b"
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 5398 (2019-2020) — Concerning unemployment benefit eligibility for apprentices.

## 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/5398.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#18) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-12** LBRC - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-14** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-19** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** LAWS - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-25** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-29** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-04-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-17** Chapter 50, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-17** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-07T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-12T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 11:00 AM
- **2019-03-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-21T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d42101ad-84b1-4559-90fb-18a180572570`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).