--- type: "Bill" title: "Concerning flexible work for general and limited authority Washington peace officers." description: "Concerning flexible work for general and limited authority Washington peace officers." jurisdiction: "us/states/wa" legislature: "Washington Legislature" session: "2023-2024" identifier: "SB 5424" citation: "Washington SB 5424 (2023-2024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Lovick"] version_count: 4 action_count: 50 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2023-01-17" last_action: "2024-03-28" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e863534-9750-454d-8183-d11d3c710901" source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5424&year=2023" source_hash: "2cb7fa8a3297e213f6125a4b247c9cdad5f55861ef98982281097b6f1d03ba38" 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 5424 (2023-2024) — Concerning flexible work for general and limited authority Washington peace officers. ## 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/5424.htm) 2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5424-S.E.htm) 3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5424-S.htm) 4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5424-S.PL.htm) ## Votes - 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **49–0** (pass) · upper - Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **96–0** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **48–0** (pass) · upper - Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **48–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Lovick — primary (person) - Dhingra — cosponsor (person) - Frame — cosponsor (person) - Holy — cosponsor (person) - Keiser — cosponsor (person) - Kuderer — cosponsor (person) - Shewmake — cosponsor (person) - Stanford — cosponsor (person) - Valdez — cosponsor (person) - Warnick — cosponsor (person) - Wellman — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2023-01-17** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1` - **2023-01-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM. - **2023-01-31** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM. - **2023-01-31** LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution` - **2023-01-31** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee` - **2023-01-31** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2023-02-01** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee` - **2023-02-22** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. - **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. - **2023-02-24** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Labor & Commerce. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-02-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. - **2023-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2` - **2023-03-02** 1st substitute bill substituted (LC 23). `substitution` - **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3` - **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3` - **2023-03-04** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1` - **2023-03-13** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM. - **2023-03-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM. - **2023-03-23** CSJR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-03-27** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee` - **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. - **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. - **2024-01-09** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3` - **2024-01-17** Rules suspended. - **2024-01-17** Returned to second reading for amendment. - **2024-01-17** Floor amendment(s) adopted. - **2024-01-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3` - **2024-01-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3` - **2024-01-22** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1` - **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 10:30 AM. - **2024-02-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM. - **2024-02-19** CSJR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-02-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee` - **2024-02-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM. - **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM. - **2024-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee` - **2024-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2` - **2024-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments. - **2024-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3` - **2024-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3` - **2024-03-04** Senate concurred in House amendments. - **2024-03-04** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage` - **2024-03-06** President signed. `passage` - **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage` - **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2024-03-28** Governor signed. `executive-signature` - **2024-03-28** Chapter 319, 2024 Laws. `became-law` - **2024-03-28** 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/9e863534-9750-454d-8183-d11d3c710901`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).