---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning foster care and child care licensing by the department of children, youth, and families."
description: "Concerning foster care and child care licensing by the department of children, youth, and families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5151"
citation: "Washington SB 5151 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CARE", "CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "FOSTER CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Wilson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f9138f0-a753-4626-92da-fe67188640b1"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5151&year=2021"
source_hash: "0d7b54d422a46812bea3e70a335ef30957829ac55b69f11878e27d85bbc190b4"
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 5151 (2021-2022) — Concerning foster care and child care licensing by the department of children, youth, and families.

## 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/5151.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5151-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **29–18** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **88–10** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **38–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Wilson — primary (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Children, Youth & Families. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** CYF - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+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 Children, Youth & Families. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 304, 2021 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021*. `became-law`
- **2021-01-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-27T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-09T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-17T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families 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/1f9138f0-a753-4626-92da-fe67188640b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).