---
type: "Bill"
title: "Making necessary changes allowing the department of children, youth, and families to effectively manage a statewide system of care for children, youth, and families."
description: "Making necessary changes allowing the department of children, youth, and families to effectively manage a statewide system of care for children, youth, and families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5955"
citation: "Washington SB 5955 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovelett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-18"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90252b91-0e9a-4208-b745-9a14d9995d71"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5955&year=2019"
source_hash: "a181171f269f0f4f1bbed4f99f638e56c553acefd8f5b6f6d6520e4e294ce5ea"
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 5955 (2019-2020) — Making necessary changes allowing the department of children, youth, and families to effectively manage a statewide system of care for 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/5955.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5955-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19) — **91–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lovelett — primary (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-18** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-02-28** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-19** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-02-28** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-01** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** HSEL - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-29** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-04** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2019-04-04** Placed on third reading.
- **2019-04-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-27** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-27** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 470, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-22T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-26T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning 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/90252b91-0e9a-4208-b745-9a14d9995d71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).