---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the recording standards commission."
description: "Concerning the recording standards commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5019"
citation: "Washington SB 5019 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE", "ARCHIVES", "AUDITORS AND AUDITING", "NAMED ACTS", "REAL ESTATE AND REAL PROPERTY", "SECRETARY OF STATE", "STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kuderer"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcda8121-3904-4db1-b4f6-2a1724670db1"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5019&year=2021"
source_hash: "851c1728b1f297b74d5c47af5db26a8ce23f968dd89ddc528b93a163cf0119a2"
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 5019 (2021-2022) — Concerning the recording standards commission.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5019.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kuderer — primary (person)
- Brown — cosponsor (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** LG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 137, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-08T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-15T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-16T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dcda8121-3904-4db1-b4f6-2a1724670db1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).