---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning student transportation funding during a local, state, or national emergency."
description: "Concerning student transportation funding during a local, state, or national emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5128"
citation: "Washington SB 5128 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCIES", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wellman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/addb7592-a1c4-40ad-a330-36cebd4251c7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5128&year=2021"
source_hash: "99daac31fc9061b2fed1756ab6f31bf4d24cd9020a547b1aa13e1a6e23242f1d"
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 5128 (2021-2022) — Concerning student transportation funding during a local, state, or national emergency.

## 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/5128.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5128-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5128-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5128-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **35–14** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#17) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wellman — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — 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 Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** House receded from amendments.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 234, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 5/10/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-20T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM
- **2021-01-28T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-11T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-16T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education 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/addb7592-a1c4-40ad-a330-36cebd4251c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).