---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning mediation of disputes between elected officials."
description: "Concerning mediation of disputes between elected officials."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5560"
citation: "Washington SB 5560 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION", "COUNTIES", "JUDGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Padden"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84f25952-7778-414b-8c25-b435a9876048"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5560&year=2019"
source_hash: "99f7a981e50bb6a9534462119a266a4c9ddeb9dc3b9947eca6da63a0588ca75f"
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 5560 (2019-2020) — Concerning mediation of disputes between elected officials.

## 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/5560.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5560-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Padden — primary (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-08** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-19** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-02-25** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-07** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-08** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-19** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-02-25** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-02-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-02-26** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-22** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-17** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-24** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-24** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-27** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 463, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-05T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-13T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84f25952-7778-414b-8c25-b435a9876048`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).