republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5115.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing health emergency labor standards."
description: "Establishing health emergency labor standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5115"
citation: "Washington SB 5115 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CARE", "COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT", "LABOR", "LABOR AND INDUSTRIES", "DEPARTMENT", "NAMED ACTS", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC.", "WAGES AND HOURS", "WORKERS' COMPENSATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84c0dff6-3aa7-4f64-83bb-10b3fe6d0743"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5115&year=2021"
source_hash: "da3b05430fc63ffd4c5d86a690e596f3aab7675db63a387725a7de9581c69bc7"
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 5115 (2021-2022) — Establishing health emergency labor standards.

## 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/5115.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5115-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5115-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House on Reconsideration (#25) — **68–30** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **70–27** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **32–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:30 AM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LCTA 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+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, 70; nays, 27; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **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, 68; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 0. `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, 32; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 252, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 5/11/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-18T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 09:00 AM
- **2021-02-15T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:30 AM
- **2021-03-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84c0dff6-3aa7-4f64-83bb-10b3fe6d0743`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).