---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ensuring accurate redistricting."
description: "Ensuring accurate redistricting."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5287"
citation: "Washington SB 5287 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REDISTRICTING COMMISSION", "JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS", "ELECTIONS", "MENTAL HEALTH", "CRIMINAL OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darneille"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dcc39bd-9a00-4cce-8dbe-7f83cdebf5ec"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5287&year=2019"
source_hash: "6ee880e7446ea5a43febd18a56176e22410d3c989c04d3b66cfaec781daf12da"
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 5287 (2019-2020) — Ensuring accurate redistricting.

## 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/5287.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5287-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5287-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **27–21** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **27–19** (pass) · upper
- 349 Zeiger Pg 2 Ln 38 (#18) — **22–26** (fail) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **57–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Darneille — primary (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-21** SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-12** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** SGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-03** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-15** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-16** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-23** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-23** Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 456, 2019 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-21T22:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 05:30 PM
- **2019-03-01T17:20:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM
- **2019-03-01T17:20:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM
- **2019-03-26T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-03T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5dcc39bd-9a00-4cce-8dbe-7f83cdebf5ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).