---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning pension benefits and contributions in the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pension system."
description: "Concerning pension benefits and contributions in the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pension system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5829"
citation: "Washington SB 5829 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mullet"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c09cbfa-9d4f-4d11-accc-221776893d92"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5829&year=2019"
source_hash: "d0f908800a93f3e0f06f941f9dd629968b407e6388edbdf038b8b043aaaa1c07"
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 5829 (2019-2020) — Concerning pension benefits and contributions in the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pension system.

## 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/5829.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5829-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5829-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#28) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#31) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mullet — primary (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Schoesler — cosponsor (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 1st 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 Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-02-18** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-19** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2020-02-19** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-19** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-19** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-24** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** 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, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `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 144, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 1/1/2021**. `became-law`
- **2019-03-01T17:20:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM
- **2019-03-01T17:20:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM
- **2019-03-20T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c09cbfa-9d4f-4d11-accc-221776893d92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).