---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning individuals placed in minimum security status by the department of children, youth, and families."
description: "Concerning individuals placed in minimum security status by the department of children, youth, and families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5815"
citation: "Washington SB 5815 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nguyen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/683eba15-0eaa-4a51-8939-d1754ac19624"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5815&year=2019"
source_hash: "8c38c0a4f88220c7bb513d4d0dc0b928ba13273e1917f5dc52e438220c8d0051"
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 5815 (2019-2020) — Concerning individuals placed in minimum security status by the department of children, youth, and families.

## 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/5815.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5815-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **84–14** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **45–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** 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`
- **2019-02-19** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2019-03-01** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-06** 1st 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`
- **2019-02-19** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2019-03-01** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-08** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-22** HSEL - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-26** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2019-04-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-12** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-26** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-26** Passed final passage; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-27** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-27** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 468, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-13T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 08:30 AM
- **2019-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-01T17:20:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM
- **2019-03-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 09:00 AM
- **2019-03-22T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2019-04-06T13:00:00+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/683eba15-0eaa-4a51-8939-d1754ac19624`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).