---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring semiautomatic external defibrillator at fitness centers."
description: "Requiring semiautomatic external defibrillator at fitness centers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5592"
citation: "Washington SB 5592 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hunt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-27"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64824deb-1dbe-4b4e-a7c5-29d2ea687402"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5592&year=2023"
source_hash: "813ae8a34a33b7a63bc8b6e5de1f92809e13c259011099b6797aabab05c63185"
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 5592 (2023-2024) — Requiring semiautomatic external defibrillator at fitness centers.

## 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/5592.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5592.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5592.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#34) — **72–24** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hunt — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-27** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-14** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-16** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-16** HLTC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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 Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-17** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-17** HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-17** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-04-01** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-01** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-01** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-01** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `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.
- **2024-01-30** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 72; nays, 24; 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`
- **2024-03-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Chapter 186, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-19** 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/64824deb-1dbe-4b4e-a7c5-29d2ea687402`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).