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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning misdemeanor marijuana offense convictions."
description: "Concerning misdemeanor marijuana offense convictions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5605"
citation: "Washington SB 5605 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "SENTENCING", "DRUGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nguyen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d3a803a-cdeb-432d-ba4b-1d2ccc15456d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5605&year=2019"
source_hash: "f2f9c987914565bd8be5acd58d8dbdcdf98e8a2850d0f9bf0c6a5a93fd746ba3"
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 5605 (2019-2020) — Concerning misdemeanor marijuana offense convictions.
## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5605.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **29–19** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **30–15** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **69–29** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **67–29** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Nguyen — primary (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-24** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** LAW - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-14** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-13** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** PS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Public Safety.
- **2019-04-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-16** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-16** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 68; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-19** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2019-04-23** House receded from amendments.
- **2019-04-23** Rules suspended.
- **2019-04-23** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2019-04-23** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-23** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-23** Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-26** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-26** Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 15; absent, 3; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-27** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-27** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Chapter 400, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-13** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-14T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-19T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-25T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-01T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-05T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d3a803a-cdeb-432d-ba4b-1d2ccc15456d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).