---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the definition of confidential employee for the purposes of state collective bargaining."
description: "Concerning the definition of confidential employee for the purposes of state collective bargaining."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5133"
citation: "Washington SB 5133 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLECTIVE BARGAINING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conway"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d92d031a-b64b-4fbe-8c99-5956f1ceed7c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5133&year=2021"
source_hash: "7726b73dcbc886e5fa3ef13d743e56535255205b9a8b641322380b6f7468fdc8"
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 5133 (2021-2022) — Concerning the definition of confidential employee for the purposes of state collective bargaining.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5133.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **64–34** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **34–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conway — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 64; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 180, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-18T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 09:00 AM
- **2021-01-20T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM
- **2021-01-28T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-11T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-16T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d92d031a-b64b-4fbe-8c99-5956f1ceed7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).