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type: "Bill"
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title: "Concerning courthouse facility dog assistance for testifying witnesses."
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description: "Concerning courthouse facility dog assistance for testifying witnesses."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "SB 5551"
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citation: "Washington SB 5551 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CHILDREN", "COURTS", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "ANIMALS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dhingra"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2019-01-23"
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last_action: "2019-05-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b048708b-4918-4d4a-affc-463a58478401"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5551&year=2019"
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source_hash: "539a3c2df134fdb0ff4f6612ef9357b6f6141253d823f692269768404aeb5c72"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
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---
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# Washington SB 5551 (2019-2020) — Concerning courthouse facility dog assistance for testifying witnesses.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5551.htm)
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## Votes
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- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#24) — **96–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dhingra — primary (person)
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- Das — cosponsor (person)
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- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
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- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
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- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
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- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-23** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-21** LAW - Majority; do pass.
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- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
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- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-26** CRJ - Majority; do pass.
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- **2019-03-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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- **2019-03-29** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
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- **2019-04-16** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
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- **2019-04-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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- **2019-04-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2019-04-24** Senate concurred in House amendments.
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- **2019-04-24** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
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- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
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- **2019-04-27** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2019-04-29** Delivered to Governor.
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- **2019-05-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-13** Chapter 398, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2019-05-13** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
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- **2019-02-19T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
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- **2019-02-21T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
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- **2019-03-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
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- **2019-03-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b048708b-4918-4d4a-affc-463a58478401`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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