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 |
Recognizing the validity of distributed ledger technology. |
Recognizing the validity of distributed ledger technology. |
us/states/wa |
Washington Legislature |
2019-2020 |
SB 5638 |
Washington SB 5638 (2019-2020) |
|
|
enacted |
|
2 |
27 |
2 |
2019-01-25 |
2019-04-26 |
openstates |
ocd-bill/23b655d6-bc6c-4ff7-8a51-94f24b949835 |
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5638&year=2019 |
1c844085f2769868e04bd7d54ff1d9a91627dd3ced1562a4692d2d0bef679687 |
2026-07-01 |
https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump |
2026-07-06 |
reported |
|
Washington SB 5638 (2019-2020) — Recognizing the validity of distributed ledger technology.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Bill (committee substitute) — source
- Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — 46–0 (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#6) — 96–1 (pass) · lower
- Brown — primary (person)
- Becker — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-01-25 First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
reading-1
- 2019-02-19 ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
passage
- 2019-02-20 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- 2019-03-05 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- 2019-03-06 1st substitute bill substituted.
substitution
- 2019-02-19 ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
passage
- 2019-02-20 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- 2019-03-05 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- 2019-03-06 1st substitute bill substituted.
substitution
- 2019-03-06 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- 2019-03-06 Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 2; excused, 1.
reading-3
- 2019-03-08 First reading, referred to Innovation, Technology & Economic Development.
reading-1
- 2019-03-27 ITED - Majority; do pass.
- 2019-03-29 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- 2019-04-10 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- 2019-04-15 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- 2019-04-15 Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
- 2019-04-16 President signed.
passage
- 2019-04-18 Speaker signed.
passage
- 2019-04-22 Delivered to Governor.
- 2019-04-26 Governor signed.
executive-signature
- 2019-04-26 Chapter 153, 2019 Laws.
became-law
- 2019-04-26 Effective date 7/28/2019.
became-law
- 2019-02-13T13:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:30 AM
- 2019-02-19T15:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- 2019-03-19T14:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Innovation, Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM
- 2019-03-27T12:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Innovation, Technology & Economic Development at 08:00 AM
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/23b655d6-bc6c-4ff7-8a51-94f24b949835. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
Fabio