---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the use of protective devices and equipment during a public health emergency."
description: "Concerning the use of protective devices and equipment during a public health emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5254"
citation: "Washington SB 5254 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "LABOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Salomon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50d122c1-72be-40df-bb42-ba1bc43c2f68"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5254&year=2021"
source_hash: "5ec27f40b6ac4d16b487b681396306912c11ea10ddc418d7b63deccc67ecdf4e"
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 5254 (2021-2022) — Concerning the use of protective devices and equipment during a public health 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/5254.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5254-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **40–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Salomon — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:30 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`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LCTA 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 7; absent, 1; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing 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. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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 session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 146, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 4/26/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-25T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 09:30 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
- **2021-03-16T14:00:00+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
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-04-01T13:00:00+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/50d122c1-72be-40df-bb42-ba1bc43c2f68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).