republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5600.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the sustainability and expansion of state registered apprenticeship programs."
description: "Concerning the sustainability and expansion of state registered apprenticeship programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5600"
citation: "Washington SB 5600 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPRENTICES AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS", "APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COUNCIL", "WASHINGTON STATE", "DRIVERS AND DRIVERS' LICENSES", "GOVERNOR", "LABOR AND INDUSTRIES", "DEPARTMENT", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS", "STUDIES", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-27T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a9eb659-323f-4aeb-b8ba-b7ce4534b55a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5600&year=2021"
source_hash: "8afeb6dba5fac893258f5309f8c4995e2207bf6d4ef1ae32886a1f4ce9e2379c"
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 5600 (2021-2022) — Concerning the sustainability and expansion of state registered apprenticeship programs.

## 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/5600.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5600-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5600-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5600-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **39–10** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **36–13** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#29) — **94–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Holy — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Trudeau — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-27T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:30 AM.
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to College & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** CWD - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 36; nays, 13; 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`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 156, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022*. `became-law`
- **2022-01-13T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:00 AM
- **2022-01-24T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 09:30 AM
- **2022-02-04T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-17T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-23T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-25T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM
- **2022-02-28T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a9eb659-323f-4aeb-b8ba-b7ce4534b55a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).