---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifying that the firefighters' pension levy may continue to be levied to fund benefits under the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system."
description: "Clarifying that the firefighters' pension levy may continue to be levied to fund benefits under the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5894"
citation: "Washington SB 5894 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS", "TAXES - PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Braun"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-11"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc040fde-7f84-44e2-aae4-3322ee4f1e7b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5894&year=2019"
source_hash: "dbe18c75c7d76da812c134b1e3abc1bd8e932f4a768a3684b1d5555278884cfb"
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 5894 (2019-2020) — Clarifying that the firefighters' pension levy may continue to be levied to fund benefits under the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement 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/5894.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5894-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Braun — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-11** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-25** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-28** 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`
- **2019-02-25** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-28** 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`
- **2019-04-03** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-05** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-09** 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, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2019-04-25** House receded from amendments.
- **2019-04-25** Rules suspended.
- **2019-04-25** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2019-04-25** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2019-04-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-27** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-27** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-08** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter 320, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-08** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-18T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-18T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-03T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc040fde-7f84-44e2-aae4-3322ee4f1e7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).