---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating an alternative process for sick leave benefits for workers represented by collective bargaining agreements."
description: "Creating an alternative process for sick leave benefits for workers represented by collective bargaining agreements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5233"
citation: "Washington SB 5233 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTRACTORS", "COLLECTIVE BARGAINING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2689be9d-d81f-44fa-90b5-efdfaf85ec14"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5233&year=2019"
source_hash: "e3eee78adaea21c97888328ed26d5c621e7c175a717b64983773b27e6ea17ec4"
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 5233 (2019-2020) — Creating an alternative process for sick leave benefits for workers represented by collective bargaining agreements.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5233.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **92–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-16** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** LBRC - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-01-29** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-01-30** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-19** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-25** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-29** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-04** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-04** Placed on third reading.
- **2019-04-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-19** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-19** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-04-30** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-30** Chapter 236, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-30** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2019-01-29T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-21T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2689be9d-d81f-44fa-90b5-efdfaf85ec14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).