---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning nondiscrimination in access to organ transplants."
description: "Concerning nondiscrimination in access to organ transplants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5405"
citation: "Washington SB 5405 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "HEALTH CARE", "DISCRIMINATION", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Padden"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08cfdd3c-eb6e-4903-a227-545734b8449c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5405&year=2019"
source_hash: "a93109b6b69150f952a77a96f2f8e8e737b74d10edc52784812e2b525165c42f"
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 5405 (2019-2020) — Concerning nondiscrimination in access to organ transplants.

## 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/5405.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5405-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#23) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Padden — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Fortunato — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-08** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-08** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-11** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-09** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 42; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 7. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-08** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter 315, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-08** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-04T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-20T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-27T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness 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/08cfdd3c-eb6e-4903-a227-545734b8449c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).