republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2019-2020/sb-5001.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Concerning human remains.	Concerning human remains.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2019-2020	SB 5001	Washington SB 5001 (2019-2020)	bill	HUMAN REMAINS	enacted	Pedersen	3	38	3	2018-12-03	2019-05-21	openstates	ocd-bill/0753447f-44da-4ce6-a5d9-3466d42128b8	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5001&year=2019	0eeffccaeb249725e1092012c2efac8ec2ba3649777399e89f325f14d8b539f3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 5001 (2019-2020) — Concerning human remains.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
3. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — 36–11 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — 80–16 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) — 38–11 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Pedersen — primary (person)
• Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
• Conway — cosponsor (person)
• Keiser — cosponsor (person)
• King — cosponsor (person)
• Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
• Liias — cosponsor (person)
• Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
• Rivers — cosponsor (person)
• Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
• Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-12-03 Prefiled for introduction. filing
• 2019-01-14 First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. reading-1
• 2019-01-17 LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2019-01-18 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2019-01-25 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2019-02-06 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2019-01-17 LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2019-01-18 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2019-01-25 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2019-02-06 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2019-02-06 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2019-02-06 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2019-02-06 Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 2. reading-3
• 2019-02-08 First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. reading-1
• 2019-02-20 CPB - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• 2019-02-22 Referred to Appropriations.
• 2019-04-01 APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Consumer Protection & Business.
• 2019-04-01 Minority; do not pass.
• 2019-04-01 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2019-04-03 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2019-04-08 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• 2019-04-09 Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
• 2019-04-09 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2019-04-09 Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2. reading-3
• 2019-04-19 Senate concurred in House amendments.
• 2019-04-19 Passed final passage; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0. passage
• 2019-04-23 President signed. passage
• 2019-04-24 Speaker signed. passage
• 2019-04-25 Delivered to Governor.
• 2019-05-21 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2019-05-21 Chapter 432, 2019 Laws. became-law
• 2019-05-21 Effective date 5/1/2020. became-law
• 2019-01-15T13:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:30 AM
• 2019-01-17T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:00 AM
• 2019-02-19T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 01:30 PM
• 2019-02-20T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 01:30 PM
• 2019-03-18T19:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
• 2019-04-01T19:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0753447f-44da-4ce6-a5d9-3466d42128b8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).