republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5353.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating a partnership model that facilitates community engagement with law enforcement."
description: "Creating a partnership model that facilitates community engagement with law enforcement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5353"
citation: "Washington SB 5353 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conway"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1350dd9-a9cc-420b-87be-145474bef407"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5353&year=2021"
source_hash: "23f2be851dad57c5950705232c2730edf640929ebaa322ab283bdb773b9eef65"
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 5353 (2021-2022) — Creating a partnership model that facilitates community engagement with law enforcement.

## 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/5353.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5353-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5353-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#24) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **97–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Conway — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Law & Justice. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** PS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Public Safety. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 1; 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, 48; nays, 0; 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`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 327, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-09T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-11T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-22T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:30 AM
- **2021-03-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM
- **2021-04-01T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2021-04-01T13:00:00+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/f1350dd9-a9cc-420b-87be-145474bef407`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).