---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning nonprofit corporations."
description: "Concerning nonprofit corporations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5034"
citation: "Washington SB 5034 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL", "CORPORATIONS", "NAMED ACTS", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1163c9c-c12d-49ef-9524-286ab4e5657b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5034&year=2021"
source_hash: "908e4f317d4bd204bc7e959148e1ec9a34689aea63ad2158b863db72de09b165"
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 5034 (2021-2022) — Concerning nonprofit corporations.

## 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/5034.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5034-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pedersen — primary (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Civil Rights & Judiciary. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **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, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 176, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 1/1/2022*. `became-law`
- **2021-01-14T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-01-21T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-10T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+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/c1163c9c-c12d-49ef-9524-286ab4e5657b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).