---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning unemployment insurance claim adjudicators."
description: "Concerning unemployment insurance claim adjudicators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5193"
citation: "Washington SB 5193 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT", "UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION", "WORKER TRAINING AND WORKFORCE NEEDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conway"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09729095-f3b9-48ec-b662-0378c821ce5b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5193&year=2021"
source_hash: "3026f5c5f60ffc76d5e548a2f831940c1d3884fb6851436801eb61fda6614914"
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 5193 (2021-2022) — Concerning unemployment insurance claim adjudicators.

## 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/5193.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5193-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5193-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Conway — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+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`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LCTA 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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, 47; nays, 2; 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 271, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-20T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-10T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-10T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09729095-f3b9-48ec-b662-0378c821ce5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).