---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the premium provisions of the paid family and medical leave program."
description: "Modifying the premium provisions of the paid family and medical leave program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5286"
citation: "Washington SB 5286 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robinson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44f5bb2c-bacd-4c10-84e6-e2ee3491593d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5286&year=2023"
source_hash: "60d0fc5d3636161b7bab0898275dc96926dc027976fb74849984f2660597e9e9"
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 5286 (2023-2024) — Modifying the premium provisions of the paid family and medical leave program.

## 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/5286.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5286-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5286-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robinson — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-17** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-17** LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-18** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-01-25** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-01** 1st substitute bill substituted (LC 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-03** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-17** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-17** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-31** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-31** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Chapter 116, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-20** 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/44f5bb2c-bacd-4c10-84e6-e2ee3491593d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).