republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5628.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning cyber harassment, addressing concerns in the case of Rynearson v. Ferguson, and adding a crime of cyberstalking."
description: "Concerning cyber harassment, addressing concerns in the case of Rynearson v. Ferguson, and adding a crime of cyberstalking."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5628"
citation: "Washington SB 5628 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEYS", "CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "COMPUTERS", "CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND JAILS", "CORRECTIONS", "DEPARTMENT", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS", "HARASSMENT", "INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD", "JUDGES", "JUVENILES AND JUVENILE COURT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL", "LEGISLATURE", "PROTECTION ORDERS", "SENTENCES AND SENTENCING", "SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT", "STALKING", "VICTIMS OF CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dhingra"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/557c1758-888a-428f-9a88-d9c376793937"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5628&year=2021"
source_hash: "7c2c6405ad207c7206840e6d573021a0f75196ce4d2fa0088c96142d950606ce"
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 5628 (2021-2022) — Concerning cyber harassment, addressing concerns in the case of Rynearson v. Ferguson, and adding a crime of cyberstalking.

## 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/5628.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5628-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5628-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#37) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#44) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dhingra — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Trudeau — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Held on calendar.
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+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 Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** PS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+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, 97; nays, 1; 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, 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`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 231, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022*. `became-law`
- **2022-01-13T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2022-01-20T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-18T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/557c1758-888a-428f-9a88-d9c376793937`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).