---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing the recommendations of the pesticide application safety work group."
description: "Implementing the recommendations of the pesticide application safety work group."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5550"
citation: "Washington SB 5550 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATURE", "PEST CONTROL AND PESTICIDES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Saldaña"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a284b8a1-02ae-49f6-a066-c3bacf939671"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5550&year=2019"
source_hash: "0e38b9c7cd07a5e8844103581838367779b3296db0a074efe8528373f3719cb1"
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 5550 (2019-2020) — Implementing the recommendations of the pesticide application safety work group.

## 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/5550.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5550-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#36) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **45–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Saldaña — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-23** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-05** LBRC - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-05** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-25** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-27** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-25** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-27** Passed to Rules Committee for 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 Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor & Workplace Standards.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-10** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Chapter 327, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-09** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-24T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-05T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-12T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-01T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards 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

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a284b8a1-02ae-49f6-a066-c3bacf939671`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).