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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Restricting the practice of conversion therapy."
description: "Restricting the practice of conversion therapy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5722"
citation: "Washington SB 5722 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MENTAL HEALTH", "HEALTH CARE", "GENDER IDENTITY", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "SEXUAL ORIENTATION", "CHILDREN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liias"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2018-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64fb9692-33d2-446b-a137-611e70112b8d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5722&year=2017"
source_hash: "f260d80f85ab21dabc148d736f1b9c604f79a5c48dfc6960a5b39c657fffc8b1"
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 5722 (2017-2018) — Restricting the practice of conversion therapy.
## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5722.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **3316** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **6632** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **3216** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Liias — primary (person)
- Fain — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Ranker — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-06** First reading, referred to Health Care. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
- **2018-01-16** HLTC - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-01-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-01-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-01-19** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-01-19** Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-22** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-20** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-21** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Held on second reading.
- **2018-02-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-03** Passed final passage; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-28** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-28** Chapter 300, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-28** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64fb9692-33d2-446b-a137-611e70112b8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).