---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the validity of temporary elevator licenses, expanding membership of the elevator safety advisory committee, allowing homeowners to remove certain conveyances from their residences, and eliminating duplicate paperwork."
description: "Extending the validity of temporary elevator licenses, expanding membership of the elevator safety advisory committee, allowing homeowners to remove certain conveyances from their residences, and eliminating duplicate paperwork."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5471"
citation: "Washington SB 5471 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONVEYANCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["King"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/871f002d-5963-4f3f-8391-e5a541105d7a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5471&year=2019"
source_hash: "9b6a961693e053bb6abc9e4a1d6a976869eb20ef4984c37c28a20901d817b6ce"
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 5471 (2019-2020) — Extending the validity of temporary elevator licenses, expanding membership of the elevator safety advisory committee, allowing homeowners to remove certain conveyances from their residences, and eliminating duplicate paperwork.

## 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/5471.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5471-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#38) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- King — primary (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-30** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-01-29** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-30** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-02-14** 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.
- **2019-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-15** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-04-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-26** Chapter 151, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-26** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-24T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2019-01-29T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 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/871f002d-5963-4f3f-8391-e5a541105d7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).