Washington 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 5555 — Concerning public safety telecommunicators.

Last action — Prefiled for introduction.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2022. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

74 added · 72 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated bill SB 5555 clarifies the definition of "public safety telecommunicator" by emphasizing that these first responders work across various agencies, not just within primary public safety answering points. It also removes a specific appointment for a representative from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, which could broaden the scope of advised perspectives when developing policies. This change is important as it acknowledges the diverse roles and responsibilities of public safety telecommunicators, ensuring they receive adequate representation and support in their critical work.

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S-3935.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5555 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session By Senate State Government & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Van De Wege, Hunt, Mullet, and Randall) READ FIRST TIME 01/27/22.
S-3257.2 SENATE BILL 5555 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session By Senators Van De Wege, Hunt, Mullet, and Randall Prefiled 12/17/21.
Read first time 01/10/22.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Elections.
1 SSB 5555 process requests from the public for emergency response and provide emergency communications with public safety responders.
1 SB 5555 process requests from the public for emergency response and provide emergency communications with public safety responders.
(3) "Public safety telecommunicator" means a first responder working in a primary public safety answering point, regardless of title, who has successfully completed the training, certification, or recertification standards established in the state of Washington.
(3) "Public safety telecommunicator" means a first responder, regardless of title, who has successfully completed the training, certification, or recertification standards established in the state of Washington.
This includes an employee of the state, a local public agency, or an independent governmental agency whose primary responsibility is to receive, process, transmit, or dispatch 911 emergency and p.
This includes an employee of the state, a local public agency, or an independent governmental agency whose primary responsibility is to receive, process, transmit, or dispatch 911 emergency and nonemergency calls for law enforcement, fire, emergency p.
2 SSB 5555 nonemergency calls for law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, and other public safety services by telephone, radio, or other communication devices and includes an individual who promoted from this position and supervises individuals who perform these functions.
2 SB 5555 medical, and other public safety services by telephone, radio, or other communication devices and includes an individual who promoted from this position and supervises individuals who perform these functions.
3 SSB 5555 (2) Two public safety answering point directors or 911 coordinators, one from the eastside and one from the westside of the Cascade mountains appointed by the 911 advisory committee;
3 SB 5555 (2) Two public safety answering point directors or 911 coordinators, one from the eastside and one from the westside of the Cascade mountains appointed by the 911 advisory committee, who must be an association of public-safety communications officials/national emergency number association member;
and (c) Maintaining the official record for the department of all applicants and persons with registrations and certificates under chapter 38.--- RCW (the new chapter created in section 7 of this act).
and (c) Maintaining the official record for the department of all applicants and persons with registrations and certificates under p.
p.
4 SB 5555 chapter 38.--- RCW (the new chapter created in section 7 of this act).
4 SSB 5555 (4) Recommending to the utilities and transportation commission by August 31st of each year the level of the state enhanced 911 excise tax for the following year;
(4) Recommending to the utilities and transportation commission by August 31st of each year the level of the state enhanced 911 excise tax for the following year;
5 SSB 5555
5 SB 5555
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Action History

  1. Prefiled for introduction.

  2. Effective date 6/9/2022.

  3. Chapter 286, 2022 Laws.

  4. Governor signed.

  5. Delivered to Governor.

  6. Speaker signed.

  7. President signed.

  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  9. Senate concurred in House amendments.

  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  12. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  13. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  14. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  15. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 08:00 AM

  16. CED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

  17. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.

  18. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM

  19. Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.

  20. First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development.

  21. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  22. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  23. 1st substitute bill substituted (SGE 22).

  24. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  25. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  26. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM

  27. WM - Majority; without recommendation.

  28. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  29. Referred to Ways & Means.

  30. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:00 AM

  31. And refer to Ways & Means.

  32. Minority; without recommendation.

  33. SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  34. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.

  35. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM

  36. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM.

  37. First reading, referred to State Government & Elections.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7)

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Republican 13000
Democrat 18000
Total 49000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Billig — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlyle — Yea
Das — Yea
Frockt — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Honeyford — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
Mullet — Yea
Padden — Yea
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Yea
Sefzik — Yea
Sheldon — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Wilson, L. — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jeff Wilson Republican Yea
Jim McCune Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Ron Muzzall Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3)

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 26000
Democrat 48000
Unaffiliated 22002
Total 96002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Chambers — Yea
Chandler — Yea
Chopp — Not Voting
Cody — Yea
Dolan — Yea
Gilday — Yea
Harris-Talley — Yea
Hoff — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Klippert — Yea
Kraft — Yea
Kretz — Yea
Maycumber — Yea
McCaslin — Yea
Mosbrucker — Yea
Robertson — Yea
Sells — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sutherland — Not Voting
Vick — Yea
Wicks — Yea
Wilcox — Yea
Young — Yea
Johnson, J. — Yea
Alex Ramel Democrat Yea
Alicia Rule Democrat Yea
Amy Walen Democrat Yea
April Berg Democrat Yea
Bill Ramos Democrat Yea
Brandy Donaghy Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Dan Bronoske Democrat Yea
Dave Paul Democrat Yea
David Hackney Democrat Yea
Davina Duerr Democrat Yea
Debra Entenman Democrat Yea
Debra Lekanoff Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Jamila Taylor Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Jessica Bateman Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Lauren Davis Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Lisa Callan Democrat Yea
Liz Berry Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mari Leavitt Democrat Yea
Melanie Morgan Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
My-Linh Thai Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tana Senn Democrat Yea
Tarra Simmons Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Alex Ybarra Republican Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Yea
Chris Corry Republican Yea
Cyndy Jacobsen Republican Yea
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Yea
Jenny Graham Republican Yea
Jeremie Dufault Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
Joe Schmick Republican Yea
Joel McEntire Republican Yea
Keith Goehner Republican Yea
Mark Klicker Republican Yea
Mary Dye Republican Yea
Matt Boehnke Republican Yea
Michelle Valdez Republican Yea
Mike Steele Republican Yea
Mike Volz Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Peter Abbarno Republican Yea
Rob Chase Republican Yea
Skyler Rude Republican Yea
Tom Dent Republican Yea

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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32)

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Republican 13000
Democrat 18000
Total 49000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Billig — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlyle — Yea
Das — Yea
Frockt — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Honeyford — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
Mullet — Yea
Padden — Yea
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Yea
Sefzik — Yea
Sheldon — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Wilson, L. — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jeff Wilson Republican Yea
Jim McCune Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Ron Muzzall Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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SB 5555 is sponsored by Randall, Mullet, Victoria Hunt (Democrat), and Van De Wege.
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