---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supporting successful reentry."
description: "Supporting successful reentry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5118"
citation: "Washington SB 5118 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL OFFENDERS", "GROWTH MANAGEMENT", "INSURANCE", "JUVENILES AND JUVENILE COURT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darneille"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/594fa205-05ff-49db-b3dd-1e3f953a1d29"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5118&year=2021"
source_hash: "db2c2c67fdb32125287b1adf7fb2cd0fc143468aa9f58779eef551885e967962"
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 5118 (2021-2022) — Supporting successful reentry.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5118.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5118-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5118-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **32–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Darneille — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HSRR 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Children, Youth & Families. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** CYF - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Children, Youth & Families. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 265, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-15T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM
- **2021-01-22T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-01T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-15T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-15T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-18T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations 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/594fa205-05ff-49db-b3dd-1e3f953a1d29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).