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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Concerning the multistate nurse licensure compact."
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description: "Concerning the multistate nurse licensure compact."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "SB 5499"
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citation: "Washington SB 5499 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mullet"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-01-20"
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last_action: "2023-04-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef42daa1-30f3-4f92-bd00-66e4f818d161"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5499&year=2023"
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source_hash: "40122163140fe08dbe5c8e507b8f474591d61b3428d95c95c8a63795fe3a5a71"
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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 5499 (2023-2024) — Concerning the multistate nurse licensure compact.
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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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5499.htm)
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2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5499-S.htm)
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3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5499-S.PL.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#23) — **40–8** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **94–4** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Mullet — primary (person)
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- Braun — cosponsor (person)
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- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
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- Gildon — cosponsor (person)
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- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
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- King — cosponsor (person)
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- Muzzall — cosponsor (person)
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- Padden — cosponsor (person)
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- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-20** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-10** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
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- **2023-02-16** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
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- **2023-02-16** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
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- **2023-02-16** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2023-02-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2023-03-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted (HLTC 23). `substitution`
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- **2023-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-08** First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce. `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
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- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 8:00 AM.
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- **2023-03-24** PEW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-28** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
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- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
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- **2023-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-04** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-07** President signed. `passage`
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- **2023-04-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2023-04-14** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-20** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-20** Chapter 123, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2023-04-20** Effective date 7/23/2023*. `became-law`
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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/ef42daa1-30f3-4f92-bd00-66e4f818d161`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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