---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning superior court judges."
description: "Concerning superior court judges."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5450"
citation: "Washington SB 5450 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rivers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88c17fd1-555e-4765-9b2c-8e8b22ad82de"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5450&year=2019"
source_hash: "660c0ef60a46ad9f86a5880ce97f26aca8df9d9549c21b4e059da0b5e99147d8"
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 5450 (2019-2020) — Concerning superior court judges.

## 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/5450.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5450.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5450-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rivers — primary (person)
- Wilson, L. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-31** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-01** On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Law & Justice.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-18** Senate Rules "X" file.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- **2020-01-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-15** 1st substitute bill not substituted.
- **2020-01-15** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-01-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-01-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-01-17** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-21** CRJ - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-25** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-03-02** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 53, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-01-31** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-01** On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Law & Justice.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-18** Senate Rules "X" file.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- **2020-01-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-15** 1st substitute bill not substituted.
- **2019-01-29T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-01-31T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **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
- **2020-02-21T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-14T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary 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/88c17fd1-555e-4765-9b2c-8e8b22ad82de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).