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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning closed captioning on televisions in places of public accommodation."
description: "Concerning closed captioning on televisions in places of public accommodation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5027"
citation: "Washington SB 5027 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESSES", "DEAF", "DISCRIMINATION", "LODGING", "TELEVISION AND TELEVISIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Padden"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9edcfa1-79cc-4c5a-b800-6ef2b3cf4795"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5027&year=2021"
source_hash: "a513d071dc862e55a5d33090c028d296cff6a1d76cf441702ea90494a16bda07"
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 5027 (2021-2022) — Concerning closed captioning on televisions in places of public accommodation.
## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5027.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Padden — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 229, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-18T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 09:30 AM
- **2021-01-21T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-16T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9edcfa1-79cc-4c5a-b800-6ef2b3cf4795`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).