---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removing a Washington state institute of public policy outcome evaluation requirement."
description: "Removing a Washington state institute of public policy outcome evaluation requirement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5419"
citation: "Washington SB 5419 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gildon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2024-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a560588a-c5c7-4c73-a95e-480671fba0aa"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5419&year=2023"
source_hash: "4d0c6c713b9c1b0761998cdc9a36323cb46bdb6740522e87295e6a3b931cc95a"
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 5419 (2023-2024) — Removing a Washington state institute of public policy outcome evaluation requirement.

## 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/5419.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5419.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gildon — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** First reading, referred to Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-07** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-07** HS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-08** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-15** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2023-02-22** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-17** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:30 AM.
- **2023-03-17** HSEL - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-01-30** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-06** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-16** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-21** HSEL - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-18** Chapter 156, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-18** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a560588a-c5c7-4c73-a95e-480671fba0aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).