---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing the child welfare housing assistance program that provides housing assistance to parents reunifying with a child and parents at risk of having a child removed."
description: "Establishing the child welfare housing assistance program that provides housing assistance to parents reunifying with a child and parents at risk of having a child removed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5718"
citation: "Washington SB 5718 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMES AND HOUSING", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS", "CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "CHILDREN", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Saldaña"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32cd457a-7117-4073-a7fe-48db1213996e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5718&year=2019"
source_hash: "a8bc3111ce64fd38bd9f7b29ccb64148ce7179ef7cf07fb3d5b8509335e54faf"
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 5718 (2019-2020) — Establishing the child welfare housing assistance program that provides housing assistance to parents reunifying with a child and parents at risk of having a child removed.

## 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/5718.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5718-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5718-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **92–5** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Saldaña — primary (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-19** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-27** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-19** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-19** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-27** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-27** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-12** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** HSEL - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2019-04-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-11** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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`
- **2019-04-24** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Chapter 328, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-09** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-12T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation 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
- **2019-03-22T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-28T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2019-04-08T13:00:00+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/32cd457a-7117-4073-a7fe-48db1213996e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).