---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending respectful workplace code of conduct provisions to all members of the legislative community."
description: "Extending respectful workplace code of conduct provisions to all members of the legislative community."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5861"
citation: "Washington SB 5861 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dhingra"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c478e0cd-ba51-4d4c-bce3-fdeb2e5e493d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5861&year=2019"
source_hash: "2cfec1ac06a0073fab2e10c5d3fd5c15a9917f64895817c9a9e26aaa9e877ab2"
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 5861 (2019-2020) — Extending respectful workplace code of conduct provisions to all members of the legislative community.

## 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/5861.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5861-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16) — **29–18** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **29–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dhingra — primary (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-07** First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-22** 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`
- **2019-02-21** SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-22** 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, 29; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-08** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** SGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-15** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-26** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-26** Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 18; 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 469, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019*. `became-law`
- **2019-02-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-21T22:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 05:30 PM
- **2019-03-19T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-02T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations 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/c478e0cd-ba51-4d4c-bce3-fdeb2e5e493d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).