---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the reliability of evidence in criminal proceedings."
description: "Concerning the reliability of evidence in criminal proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5714"
citation: "Washington SB 5714 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "ATTORNEYS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL", "LEGISLATURE", "COURTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dhingra"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb3183a3-3fc5-4d59-b948-810faa40c809"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5714&year=2019"
source_hash: "252f30f412d86cb98949ee5bfbdab064eb075a4af2374ba3c9415d26f5eb1580"
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 5714 (2019-2020) — Concerning the reliability of evidence in criminal proceedings.

## 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/5714.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5714-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#23) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dhingra — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-21** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** PS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-12** 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`
- **2019-04-25** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-25** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-27** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Chapter 359, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-09** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-18T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-21T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-19T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-28T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety 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/eb3183a3-3fc5-4d59-b948-810faa40c809`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).