---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning guardianships and conservatorships."
description: "Concerning guardianships and conservatorships."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6287"
citation: "Washington SB 6287 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP", "OFFICE", "ESTATES", "TRUSTS", "AND PROBATE", "NAMED ACTS", "GUARDIANSHIP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9635e489-c84c-4677-81dd-b96eadbb1f24"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6287&year=2019"
source_hash: "4a91c36d8521a97c168ecdc231843cb2d42addafd561bb60b9fbc83cc5351a5d"
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 6287 (2019-2020) — Concerning guardianships and conservatorships.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6287.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6287-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6287-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) — **91–6** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pedersen — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Holy — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-30** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-30** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-30** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-30** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-18** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-18** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-18** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-03-02** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Civil Rights & Judiciary.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 312, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 1/1/2022*. `became-law`
- **2020-01-27T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2020-01-30T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9635e489-c84c-4677-81dd-b96eadbb1f24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).