---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the sentencing of persons under the age of twenty-one years at the time of the commission of a crime."
description: "Concerning the sentencing of persons under the age of twenty-one years at the time of the commission of a crime."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5488"
citation: "Washington SB 5488 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darneille"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6936f16-f94d-4713-a54e-9819457337e7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5488&year=2019"
source_hash: "e694c2d7b829ac97bec3350fdd5cec0553fd4ce0deccb5f377ecb57b7ee5a1c0"
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 5488 (2019-2020) — Concerning the sentencing of persons under the age of twenty-one years at the time of the commission of a crime.

## 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/5488.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5488-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5488-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#17) — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) — **64–32** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **37–11** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **31–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Darneille — primary (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-23** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-05** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-05** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** PS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-26** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration; referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-01-21** HSRR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-23** Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2020-02-18** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-21** HSRR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-23** Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2020-02-18** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-18** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** PS - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-03** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 64; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 141, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-01-30T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-05T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-19T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-28T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 AM
- **2020-01-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 08:00 AM
- **2020-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-25T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-27T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety 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/a6936f16-f94d-4713-a54e-9819457337e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).