---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating the profession of certified peer specialists."
description: "Creating the profession of certified peer specialists."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5555"
citation: "Washington SB 5555 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randall"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a938367d-75ad-4123-8d8d-6ad1e40a7e30"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5555&year=2023"
source_hash: "c6d240d3e4d14cb38ed76d5f72016cb2504201a9f9d9eddde9e31f54e4f6ff30"
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 5555 (2023-2024) — Creating the profession of certified peer specialists.

## 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/5555.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5555-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5555-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5555-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **63–34** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#29) — **29–19** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **27–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Randall — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-17** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-17** HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-17** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-03** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-22** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-28** HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** 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) but without amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; without recommendation. `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`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-15** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2023-05-15** Chapter 469, 2023 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2023-05-15** 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/a938367d-75ad-4123-8d8d-6ad1e40a7e30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).