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type: "Bill"
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title: "Concerning unemployment insurance relief for certain employers."
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description: "Concerning unemployment insurance relief for certain employers."
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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 5478"
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citation: "Washington SB 5478 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28608736-cfa8-472e-a230-6f9122244131"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5478&year=2021"
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source_hash: "7243dd334f5be28617cfa191930f5a7c6a82335da0f0ab3a532e58e103e84917"
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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 5478 (2021-2022) — Concerning unemployment insurance relief for certain employers.
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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/5478.htm)
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2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5478-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/5478-S.htm)
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## Votes
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- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- Final Passage As Amended by the House on Reconsideration (#10) — **95–2** (pass) · lower
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- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Keiser — primary (person)
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- Billig — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
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- Conway — cosponsor (person)
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- Das — cosponsor (person)
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- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- King — cosponsor (person)
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- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
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- Liias — cosponsor (person)
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- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
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- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
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- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
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- Randall — cosponsor (person)
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- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
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- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
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- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
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- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
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- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
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- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
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- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
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- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
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- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
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- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
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- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
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- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
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- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended.
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- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Returned to second reading for amendment.
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- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
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- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
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- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
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- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
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- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 292, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 5/12/2021. `became-law`
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- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
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- **2021-04-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
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- **2021-04-19T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
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- **2021-04-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 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/28608736-cfa8-472e-a230-6f9122244131`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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