---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expanding the allowable powers of fire protection districts."
description: "Expanding the allowable powers of fire protection districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5670"
citation: "Washington SB 5670 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "FIRE PROTECTION", "SPECIAL AND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wagoner"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/134f3176-fed1-4001-b60d-a159221a56c4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5670&year=2019"
source_hash: "3979ca5ea65cf7baa9fccd87ac006f74f326f7d98f4168bfeabb7a2de8ed8f28"
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 5670 (2019-2020) — Expanding the allowable powers of fire protection districts.

## 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/5670.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5670-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **93–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wagoner — primary (person)
- Hobbs — cosponsor (person)
- Holy — cosponsor (person)
- Honeyford — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-19** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-19** LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-19** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-09** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** LG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-10** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Chapter 402, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-13** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-14T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-19T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-20T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government 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/134f3176-fed1-4001-b60d-a159221a56c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).