---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning domestic violence funding allocation."
description: "Concerning domestic violence funding allocation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5398"
citation: "Washington SB 5398 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MacEwen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-16"
last_action: "2023-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89a1fb02-6d73-4c87-9957-efe51729e672"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5398&year=2023"
source_hash: "2bd6f2f6215051f684f780ef2f1c3e78453f9417aea344266416987daac3b9d1"
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 5398 (2023-2024) — Concerning domestic violence funding allocation.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5398.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5398-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5398-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- MacEwen — primary (person)
- L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-16** First reading, referred to Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-14** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-14** HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- **2023-02-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted (HS 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-24** HSEL - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09** Chapter 401, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-09** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89a1fb02-6d73-4c87-9957-efe51729e672`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).