---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing certain tenant protections during and after public health emergencies, providing for legal representation in eviction cases, and authorizing landlord access to state rental assistance programs."
description: "Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing certain tenant protections during and after public health emergencies, providing for legal representation in eviction cases, and authorizing landlord access to state rental assistance programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5160"
citation: "Washington SB 5160 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL LEGAL AID", "OFFICE", "COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "GOVERNOR", "LANDLORD AND TENANT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kuderer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47252728-64a4-4cf5-8542-75886647e911"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5160&year=2021"
source_hash: "302f188d3819dd1f5e2c9dd697fe0d99a6004a67cc252537b5cd859e496b5e00"
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 5160 (2021-2022) — Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing certain tenant protections during and after public health emergencies, providing for legal representation in eviction cases, and authorizing landlord access to state rental assistance programs.

## 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/5160.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5160-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5160-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5160-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **72–26** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#25) — **27–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kuderer — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — 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 Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** HHSV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **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, 72; nays, 26; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to not concur in House amendments failed.
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 115, 2021 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 4/22/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-20T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-03T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2021-03-16T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-25T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans 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
- **2021-04-01T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47252728-64a4-4cf5-8542-75886647e911`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).