---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning maternal mortality reviews."
description: "Concerning maternal mortality reviews."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5425"
citation: "Washington SB 5425 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEATH", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cleveland"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d65939e8-56db-4b51-85a2-b19cda5c531e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5425&year=2019"
source_hash: "3319187af2b3051ad445ac9098de58a5f38c23ccb90cb38800fd1cf81ed7d506"
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 5425 (2019-2020) — Concerning maternal mortality reviews.

## 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/5425.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5425-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cleveland — primary (person)
- Becker — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-13** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-27** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-13** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-13** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-27** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-08** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-22** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-06** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-12** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-23** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-23** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-08** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter 317, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-08** Effective date 7/28/2019. `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
- **2019-02-13T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-15T12:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:30 AM
- **2019-03-20T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-01T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d65939e8-56db-4b51-85a2-b19cda5c531e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).