republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5370.md

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Bill	Updating mental health advance directive laws.	Updating mental health advance directive laws.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2021-2022	SB 5370	Washington SB 5370 (2021-2022)	bill	MENTAL HEALTH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER	enacted	Keiser	3	38	3	2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00	2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/8cee3133-048b-41f7-95f0-637b794c3dd3	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5370&year=2021	9e1c24afe6c87304d99153ad67390ece514bdc2d621960984b8eb65dd1d56b31	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 5370 (2021-2022) — Updating mental health advance directive laws.

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

• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — 79–19 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) — 46–2 (pass) · upper
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — 48–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Keiser — primary (person)
• C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
• Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
• Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. reading-1
• 2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
• 2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care. referral-committee
• 2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
• 2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
• 2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00 BH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. reading-2
• 2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 1st substitute bill substituted (BH 21). substitution
• 2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. reading-1
• 2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 Committee relieved of further consideration.
• 2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. referral-committee
• 2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
• 2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
• 2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 CRJ - Majority; do pass. committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 Minority; do not pass. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 Minority; without recommendation. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Rules 2 Review. referral-committee
• 2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. reading-2
• 2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 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, 79; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 Senate concurred in House amendments.
• 2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 1; excused, 0. passage
• 2021-04-20T04:00:00+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
• 2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 Chapter 287, 2021 Laws. became-law
• 2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 Effective date 7/25/2021*. became-law
• 2021-02-03T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
• 2021-02-05T15:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM
• 2021-02-12T15:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM
• 2021-03-23T14:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
• 2021-03-24T14:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8cee3133-048b-41f7-95f0-637b794c3dd3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).