---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning youth courts."
description: "Concerning youth courts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5640"
citation: "Washington SB 5640 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "CHILDREN", "JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 57
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-25"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f76a5e4c-ea90-4b3a-9b29-f26dc8f0566c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5640&year=2019"
source_hash: "b47461d1f2de914aedd326f9bba4a38e75a9090276aa2d5023c1fd28b7236ab6"
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 5640 (2019-2020) — Concerning youth courts.

## 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/5640.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5640-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#31) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#28) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Holy — primary (person)
- Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Becker — cosponsor (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-25** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-12** HSRR - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-14** 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** 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 Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** CRJ - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-29** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-15** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-24** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2019-04-25** House receded from amendments.
- **2019-04-25** Rules suspended.
- **2019-04-25** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2019-04-25** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-26** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration; referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-01-21** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-05** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-21** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-05** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-06** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-03** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** 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 191, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-12T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-20T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2020-01-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-19T13:00:00+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/f76a5e4c-ea90-4b3a-9b29-f26dc8f0566c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).