---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning unlawful entry on certain properties."
description: "Concerning unlawful entry on certain properties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5388"
citation: "Washington SB 5388 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL PROCEDURE", "REAL ESTATE AND REAL PROPERTY", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zeiger"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-23"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/735a6a50-6f9c-47b5-abe0-90e88695d9cd"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5388&year=2017"
source_hash: "4ec3e86baed2ab20f2d9be5c644eec16ed172370133c38b57426109790d4a259"
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 5388 (2017-2018) — Concerning unlawful entry on certain properties.

## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5388.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5388-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5388-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#25) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage on Reconsideration (#4) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Zeiger — primary (person)
- Becker — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Fortunato — cosponsor (person)
- Hobbs — cosponsor (person)
- Honeyford — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-23** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-24** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-08** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-02-24** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-27** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-27** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** JUDI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-27** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-19** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2017-04-20** House receded from amendments.
- **2017-04-20** Rules suspended.
- **2017-04-20** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2017-04-20** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-04-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-20** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- **2017-04-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-20** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2017-04-20** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-23** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-10** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-10** Chapter 284, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-10** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/735a6a50-6f9c-47b5-abe0-90e88695d9cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).