republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5555.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning public safety telecommunicators."
description: "Concerning public safety telecommunicators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5555"
citation: "Washington SB 5555 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Van De Wege"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7db3707c-a266-4e5c-8985-d77e744902dc"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5555&year=2021"
source_hash: "f0d03550c1fec6e6f8be90547afdc48c76c14a3a057f9b74396516d9ef13ea53"
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 5555 (2021-2022) — Concerning public safety telecommunicators.

## 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/5555.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5555-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Van De Wege — primary (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (SGE 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** CED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 286, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-21T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM
- **2022-01-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:00 AM
- **2022-01-31T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-16T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7db3707c-a266-4e5c-8985-d77e744902dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).