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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the mental health sentencing alternative."
description: "Concerning the mental health sentencing alternative."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5588"
citation: "Washington SB 5588 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nobles"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2024-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45f91c5a-2a47-453c-bc61-41914f3585c1"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5588&year=2023"
source_hash: "812fffefe6ece1ffbf774c24131a9be92cfca9911c0700055938fcffae3c37fe"
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 5588 (2023-2024) — Concerning the mental health sentencing alternative.
## 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/5588.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5588-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5588-S.PL.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#32) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Nobles — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-26** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-16** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-16** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Senate Rules "X" file.
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-01-08** On motion, referred to Rules.
- **2024-01-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-01-24** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 23). `substitution`
- **2024-01-24** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-05** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-02-20** CSJR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2024-03-01** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-29** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-29** Chapter 373, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-29** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45f91c5a-2a47-453c-bc61-41914f3585c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).