---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the Washington state paid family and medical leave act."
description: "Modifying the Washington state paid family and medical leave act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5649"
citation: "Washington SB 5649 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLECTIVE BARGAINING", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT", "LABOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robinson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f23c4b0f-86d8-405c-80b1-a0f4bd240937"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5649&year=2021"
source_hash: "d909d0b6e6ba07528b22127517963140a78bcf5ca0f51154d25850ab072ed039"
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 5649 (2021-2022) — Modifying the Washington state paid family and medical leave act.

## 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/5649.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5649-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5649-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **42–7** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **42–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robinson — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Labor & Workplace Standards. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 233, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022*. `became-law`
- **2022-01-13T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:00 AM
- **2022-01-26T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-04T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-22T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-25T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM
- **2022-02-28T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f23c4b0f-86d8-405c-80b1-a0f4bd240937`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).