---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning comprehensive sexual health education."
description: "Concerning comprehensive sexual health education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5395"
citation: "Washington SB 5395 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wilson, C."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 15
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/693b2851-22b0-4727-b7f8-7204fbc07bfc"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5395&year=2019"
source_hash: "194451341895b098e7533c5b414bf110e774d7545c6e844b82ac8977f2f2330e"
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 5395 (2019-2020) — Concerning comprehensive sexual health education.

## 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/5395.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5395-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5395-S.htm)

## Votes

- 1755 Kraft Pg 5 Ln 7 (#36) — **44–53** (fail) · lower
- 1913 Irwin Pg 5 Ln 10 (#37) — **42–55** (fail) · lower
- 1925 Young Pg 3 Ln 14 (#35) — **42–55** (fail) · lower
- 70 Padden Pg 1 Ln 8 (#11) — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- Defer Consideration (#20) — **21–27** (fail) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- 74 Short Pg 1 Ln 10 (#12) — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- 1796 Ybarra Pg 6 Ln 10 (#38) — **41–56** (fail) · lower
- 1799 Corry Pg 6 Ln 10 (#39) — **41–56** (fail) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#41) — **56–40** (pass) · lower
- 67 Wagoner Pg 4 Ln 1 (#13) — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- 76 Becker Pg 4 Ln 12 (#14) — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- 1803 Corry Pg 6 Ln 10 (#40) — **41–56** (fail) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#22) — **27–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wilson, C. — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-25** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-20** EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-25** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-02-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-27** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-01** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **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** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-01-23** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** ED - 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.
- **2020-03-04** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-27** Chapter 188, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-13T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-12T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-27T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education 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/693b2851-22b0-4727-b7f8-7204fbc07bfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).