---
type: "Bill"
title: "Making statutory requirements and policies for cultural access programs the same in all counties of the state."
description: "Making statutory requirements and policies for cultural access programs the same in all counties of the state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5792"
citation: "Washington SB 5792 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS", "PERFORMING ARTS AND PERFORMANCE FACILITIES", "ART AND ARTWORKS", "SCIENCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Salomon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-01"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/198af66d-20a8-4da5-9fb0-8adfc138cb91"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5792&year=2019"
source_hash: "ce81e981ba4dee5a7df102ebaf01cf592bf6dd06fc31be7e566a0b7c717bb43a"
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 5792 (2019-2020) — Making statutory requirements and policies for cultural access programs the same in all counties of the state.

## 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/5792.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#27) — **80–17** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **46–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Salomon — primary (person)
- Honeyford — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-01** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-12** LGOV - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-12** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-13** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-19** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Housing, Community Development & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** HOUS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-29** 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.
- **2020-01-21** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2020-01-23** First reading, referred to Housing, Community Development & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** HOUS - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-27** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-27** Chapter 192, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-12T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:30 AM
- **2019-02-12T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:30 AM
- **2019-03-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-05T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/198af66d-20a8-4da5-9fb0-8adfc138cb91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).