---
type: "Bill"
title: "Promoting access to earned benefits and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer veterans."
description: "Promoting access to earned benefits and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5900"
citation: "Washington SB 5900 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VETERANS", "VETERANS AFFAIRS", "DEPARTMENT", "GENDER IDENTITY", "SEXUAL ORIENTATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randall"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-11"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf282d81-6733-423f-b0b2-28079252f2d7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5900&year=2019"
source_hash: "f7c27a5355424ed1d0b3e0973e583cf31ecebd997e475946ab3cf57d5d754935"
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 5900 (2019-2020) — Promoting access to earned benefits and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer veterans.

## 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/5900.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5900-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **87–10** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#44) — **43–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Randall — primary (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-11** First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** SGTE - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-02-04** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-05** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-04** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-05** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-14** First reading, referred to Housing, Community Development & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** HOUS - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-27** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-29** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-29** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-29** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 56, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-15T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 01:30 PM
- **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
- **2019-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-04T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-21T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 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
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+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/bf282d81-6733-423f-b0b2-28079252f2d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).