---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increasing the capacity to conduct timely fingerprint-based background checks for prospective child care employees and other programs."
description: "Increasing the capacity to conduct timely fingerprint-based background checks for prospective child care employees and other programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5774"
citation: "Washington SB 5774 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billig"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-12-04"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c8fe32b-3408-40b2-9fce-c6ff56e3a02d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5774&year=2023"
source_hash: "6b65d0a3221f23915b4e4d2baca24c88b5c3767e30302cab333984482800494b"
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 5774 (2023-2024) — Increasing the capacity to conduct timely fingerprint-based background checks for prospective child care employees and other programs.

## 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/5774.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5774-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5774-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#22) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#30) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Billig — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Dozier — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-11** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-17** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-17** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-17** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-02-05** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-05** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-05** Minority; without recommendation. `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`
- **2024-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-10** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-21** HSEL - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **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 Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **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, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `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`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 300, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date 3/26/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c8fe32b-3408-40b2-9fce-c6ff56e3a02d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).