--- type: "Bill" title: "Protecting the health care of workers participating in a labor dispute." description: "Protecting the health care of workers participating in a labor dispute." jurisdiction: "us/states/wa" legislature: "Washington Legislature" session: "2023-2024" identifier: "SB 5632" citation: "Washington SB 5632 (2023-2024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"] version_count: 3 action_count: 55 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2023-01-30" last_action: "2024-03-26" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee794c51-c3f9-42a8-8377-f9ffa0fc5d68" source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5632&year=2023" source_hash: "a4825daba2f5fb27ca0ed49bc963c633680b957bafb6a7125754f3cf250b3397" 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 5632 (2023-2024) — Protecting the health care of workers participating in a labor dispute. ## 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/5632.htm) 2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5632.E.htm) 3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5632.PL.htm) ## Votes - Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **28–20** (pass) · upper - Final Passage as Amended by the House (#24) — **56–38** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **29–19** (pass) · upper - 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **30–19** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Keiser — primary (person) - C. Wilson — cosponsor (person) - Cleveland — cosponsor (person) - Conway — cosponsor (person) - Hasegawa — cosponsor (person) - Hunt — cosponsor (person) - Kuderer — cosponsor (person) - Lovelett — cosponsor (person) - Stanford — cosponsor (person) - Valdez — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2023-01-30** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1` - **2023-02-02** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM. - **2023-02-02** HLTC - Majority; without recommendation. - **2023-02-02** And refer to Labor & Commerce. `referral-committee` - **2023-02-03** Referred to Labor & Commerce. `referral-committee` - **2023-02-06** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM. - **2023-02-13** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM. - **2023-02-13** LC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-02-13** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee` - **2023-02-13** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2023-02-14** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee` - **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. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2023-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **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** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3` - **2023-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3` - **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1` - **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. - **2023-03-17** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. - **2023-03-17** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-03-17** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2023-03-17** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2023-03-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee` - **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. - **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. - **2024-01-30** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3` - **2024-02-02** Rules suspended. - **2024-02-02** Returned to second reading for amendment. - **2024-02-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted. - **2024-02-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3` - **2024-02-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3` - **2024-02-06** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1` - **2024-02-19** Committee relieved of further consideration. - **2024-02-19** Referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `referral-committee` - **2024-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM. - **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM. - **2024-02-21** LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-02-21** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable` - **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee` - **2024-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2` - **2024-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments. - **2024-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3` - **2024-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3` - **2024-03-04** Senate concurred in House amendments. - **2024-03-04** Passed final passage; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage` - **2024-03-06** President signed. `passage` - **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage` - **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature` - **2024-03-26** Chapter 263, 2024 Laws. `became-law` - **2024-03-26** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee794c51-c3f9-42a8-8377-f9ffa0fc5d68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).