---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increasing and expanding access of inmates and immediate family members of inmates to services provided within correctional facilities."
description: "Increasing and expanding access of inmates and immediate family members of inmates to services provided within correctional facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6476"
citation: "Washington SB 6476 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND JAILS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stanford"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-17"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab13cc52-abe2-49c1-b862-34a9c4e7917a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6476&year=2019"
source_hash: "b06926414ee3535810c7f65688102bd61eb1b3d4c97a370843019e3babf2a5d9"
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 6476 (2019-2020) — Increasing and expanding access of inmates and immediate family members of inmates to services provided within correctional facilities.

## 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/6476.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6476-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **68–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stanford — primary (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-17** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-06** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-18** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** PS - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-28** 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, 68; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 319, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-30T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-06T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-10T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-27T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 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/ab13cc52-abe2-49c1-b862-34a9c4e7917a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).