---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating alternatives to total confinement for certain qualifying persons with minor children."
description: "Creating alternatives to total confinement for certain qualifying persons with minor children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5291"
citation: "Washington SB 5291 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "CRIMINAL OFFENDERS", "WOMEN", "SENTENCING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darneille"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 84
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8752c9bd-52ba-44e7-871f-8bc50f55f210"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5291&year=2019"
source_hash: "cc72a06e1ff683121975abf7360d0d4389ee0ba50b729fe230612be7bccd4196"
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 5291 (2019-2020) — Creating alternatives to total confinement for certain qualifying persons with minor children.

## 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/5291.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5291-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5291-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5291-S.htm)
5. **Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5291-S3.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#33) — **61–35** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **34–15** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **39–8** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#44) — **32–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Darneille — primary (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-07** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** PS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-01** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Public Safety.
- **2019-04-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-15** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-26** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration; referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-01-30** HSRR - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-30** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-30** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-03** On motion, referred to Rules.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 3rd substitute bill not substituted.
- **2020-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-19** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** PS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-27** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-03** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 137, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-30** HSRR - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-30** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-30** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-03** On motion, referred to Rules.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-07T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-19T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-26T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-01T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-01-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-30T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-25T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-27T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety 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/8752c9bd-52ba-44e7-871f-8bc50f55f210`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).