---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the issuance of emergency domestic violence no contact orders."
description: "Concerning the issuance of emergency domestic violence no contact orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5231"
citation: "Washington SB 5231 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Salomon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5902f5f-8dcc-4f16-a7e4-ded876765075"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5231&year=2023"
source_hash: "03e9032826dfcb8a6a4bcc1a40491033c41a523914bd55c901fa6128669a76cb"
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 5231 (2023-2024) — Concerning the issuance of emergency domestic violence no contact orders.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5231.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5231-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5231-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5231-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26) — **32–13** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **36–12** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **63–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Salomon — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-26** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-27** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-02-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-28** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 32; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 4. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 320, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5902f5f-8dcc-4f16-a7e4-ded876765075`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).