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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Testing individuals who provide language access to state services."
description: "Testing individuals who provide language access to state services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5304"
citation: "Washington SB 5304 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Saldaña"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ceddbdd1-2ea5-47af-a0bb-367ec183d48a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5304&year=2023"
source_hash: "975067e5809c1a5a71e6b18b4e24ccbed1f59fd3a8e705fa59a05407c2f3768c"
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 5304 (2023-2024) — Testing individuals who provide language access to state 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5304.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5304-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5304-S.PL.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **94–4** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Saldaña — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-02** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-09** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-14** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-14** HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-14** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-15** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (HS 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-24** HSEL - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-14** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14** Chapter 94, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-14** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ceddbdd1-2ea5-47af-a0bb-367ec183d48a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).