---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning firearm sensitive places."
description: "Concerning firearm sensitive places."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5444"
citation: "Washington SB 5444 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Valdez"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e7b3281-875c-4431-8aa0-0b28cb4af64e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5444&year=2023"
source_hash: "14386d93d541f380ab21a2c3da6b810c57f0e4bd745c6f2d2edd0435ab086a65"
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 5444 (2023-2024) — Concerning firearm sensitive places.

## 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/5444.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5444-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5444-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5444-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#43) — **58–36** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16) — **27–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Valdez — primary (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-01-15** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-18** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-18** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-18** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-19** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-03** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2024-02-05** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-05** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-02-05** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-05** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-09** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-20** CRJ - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **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`
- **2024-02-27** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2024-03-04** Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 21; 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`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 285, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-26** 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/0e7b3281-875c-4431-8aa0-0b28cb4af64e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).