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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning probate."
+description: "Concerning probate."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "SB 5589"
+citation: "Washington SB 5589 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Stanford"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 40
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-27"
+last_action: "2024-03-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18ae5ace-38d9-44f9-bfd9-b399e2e1b77c"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5589&year=2023"
+source_hash: "431bb23194ef8aa9b7197f6c3ad0a715e4366847619635ff35f6b6b59247e4f5"
+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 5589 (2023-2024) — Concerning probate.
+
+## 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/5589.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5589-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5589-S.htm)
+4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5589-S.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **93–2** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Stanford — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-27** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-13** 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.
+- **2023-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 23). `substitution`
+- **2023-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-09** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
+- **2023-03-24** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
+- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
+- **2023-03-28** CRJ - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-03-29** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
+- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2024-01-09** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3`
+- **2024-01-17** Rules suspended.
+- **2024-01-17** Returned to second reading for amendment.
+- **2024-01-17** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2024-01-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-01-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2024-01-22** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
+- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
+- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
+- **2024-02-20** CRJ - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
+- **2024-03-04** President signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-04** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-06** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-03-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2024-03-13** Chapter 20, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2024-03-13** Effective date 8/1/2024. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18ae5ace-38d9-44f9-bfd9-b399e2e1b77c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+