republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5476.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing the State v. Blake decision. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Responding to the State v. Blake decision by addressing justice system responses and behavioral health prevention, treatment, and related services. )"
description: "Addressing the State v. Blake decision. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Responding to the State v. Blake decision by addressing justice system responses and behavioral health prevention, treatment, and related services. )"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5476"
citation: "Washington SB 5476 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dhingra"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d9dce59-8d49-4006-bd45-9da23f339d82"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5476&year=2021"
source_hash: "94d97fcb08daa3aeab22aab2f3d81aa209a28b6e1da3fe4141e6c931c73786ed"
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 5476 (2021-2022) — Addressing the State v. Blake decision. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Responding to the State v. Blake decision by addressing justice system responses and behavioral health prevention, treatment, and related services. )

## 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/5476.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5476.E.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- 767 Walsh Pg 15 Ln 20 (#1) — **44–53** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **28–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) — **80–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dhingra — primary (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 311, 2021 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021*. `became-law`
- **2021-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2021-04-10T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 08:00 AM
- **2021-04-19T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2021-04-21T13:00:00+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/1d9dce59-8d49-4006-bd45-9da23f339d82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).