republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2019-2020/sb-5265.md

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Bill	Concerning the role of volunteerism within state government.	Concerning the role of volunteerism within state government.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2019-2020	SB 5265	Washington SB 5265 (2019-2020)	bill	MILITARY DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEERING LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE JOINT STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS STATE GOVERNMENT MENTAL HEALTH PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION SOLID WASTE FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES INDIVIDUALS WITH	enacted	Zeiger	2	29	2	2019-01-16	2019-04-17	openstates	ocd-bill/610636a2-640c-494a-b9cf-614338455aab	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5265&year=2019	272b4e2c8da05355ced7ee18f448492ed137ed6b8168d77757d00c27973c3dfd	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 5265 (2019-2020) — Concerning the role of volunteerism within state government.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Final Passage (#15) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — 48–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Zeiger — primary (person)
• Bailey — cosponsor (person)
• Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
• Hunt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-16 First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. reading-1
• 2019-02-21 SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2019-02-21 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2019-02-22 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2019-03-09 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2019-03-12 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2019-02-21 SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2019-02-21 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2019-02-22 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2019-03-09 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2019-03-12 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2019-03-12 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2019-03-12 Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. reading-3
• 2019-03-14 First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. reading-1
• 2019-04-02 SGOV - Majority; do pass.
• 2019-04-03 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2019-04-08 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• 2019-04-09 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2019-04-09 Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. reading-3
• 2019-04-10 President signed. passage
• 2019-04-11 Speaker signed. passage
• 2019-04-12 Delivered to Governor.
• 2019-04-17 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2019-04-17 Chapter 45, 2019 Laws. became-law
• 2019-04-17 Effective date 7/28/2019. became-law
• 2019-02-15T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 01:30 PM
• 2019-02-21T22:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 05:30 PM
• 2019-03-27T17:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
• 2019-04-02T17:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/610636a2-640c-494a-b9cf-614338455aab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).