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type: "Bill"
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title: "Concerning defenses in personal injury and wrongful death actions where the person injured or killed was committing a felony."
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description: "Concerning defenses in personal injury and wrongful death actions where the person injured or killed was committing a felony."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "SB 5263"
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citation: "Washington SB 5263 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEDURE", "CRIMES", "DEATH"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Frockt"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d34b68a-7518-4669-b3d1-de7d90370463"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5263&year=2021"
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source_hash: "3baff055a5e9b3a5ba2d285b57a5f49e5d224469fb3db62d498d7bf1688d723f"
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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 5263 (2021-2022) — Concerning defenses in personal injury and wrongful death actions where the person injured or killed was committing a felony.
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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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5263.htm)
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2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5263-S.E.htm)
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3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5263-S.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **56–42** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **28–20** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Frockt — primary (person)
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- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Das — cosponsor (person)
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- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
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- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
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- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
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- Liias — cosponsor (person)
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- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
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- Saldaña — 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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- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
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- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
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- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
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- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 21). `substitution`
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- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
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- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
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- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
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- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
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- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 325, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
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- **2021-02-02T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
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- **2021-02-04T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
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- **2021-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
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- **2021-03-26T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 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/2d34b68a-7518-4669-b3d1-de7d90370463`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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