---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning fire protection sprinkler system contractors."
description: "Concerning fire protection sprinkler system contractors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5425"
citation: "Washington SB 5425 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Salomon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/377e9c93-d331-4539-8876-c6accc1ebedd"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5425&year=2023"
source_hash: "31aff90b40c525987dbc27d524ca2246b24d2526770d1d918e0f59ddd7692b5a"
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 5425 (2023-2024) — Concerning fire protection sprinkler system contractors.

## 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/5425.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5425-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5425-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5425-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **96–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Salomon — primary (person)
- Boehnke — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-13** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-13** LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-13** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-13** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-14** 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; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-24** LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor & Workplace Standards. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 329, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 1/1/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/377e9c93-d331-4539-8876-c6accc1ebedd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).