---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming of subcontractors by prime contract bidders on public works contracts."
description: "Naming of subcontractors by prime contract bidders on public works contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5457"
citation: "Washington SB 5457 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edbd6a6a-ad8d-4ead-91ac-f3c263b50331"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5457&year=2019"
source_hash: "72643f34c756f6b51098ce34dee7d5567e86db0e2b94164fdfb66095e5d4eb6d"
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 5457 (2019-2020) — Naming of subcontractors by prime contract bidders on public works contracts.

## 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/5457.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5457.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#35) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **31–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** SGTE - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-09** 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.
- **2020-01-21** 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, 31; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-01-29** First reading, referred to Capital Budget. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** CB - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-05** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 140, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-21T22:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 05:30 PM
- **2019-02-21T22:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 05:30 PM
- **2020-02-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 01:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget 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/edbd6a6a-ad8d-4ead-91ac-f3c263b50331`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).