---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning trusts and estates."
description: "Concerning trusts and estates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5132"
citation: "Washington SB 5132 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ESTATES", "TRUSTS", "AND PROBATE", "NAMED ACTS", "TRUSTS AND TRUSTEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/017a4fb7-5277-43c0-a422-0f818d5cbbcd"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5132&year=2021"
source_hash: "a8c9086bc0ed6bf6397f416e546881d1d96fdbad67902a181458bceadfcf031c"
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 5132 (2021-2022) — Concerning trusts and estates.

## 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/5132.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **86–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+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; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; 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 action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 12; 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 140, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021*. `became-law`
- **2021-01-19T15:30:00+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
- **2021-03-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/017a4fb7-5277-43c0-a422-0f818d5cbbcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).