---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning affordable housing incentives."
description: "Concerning affordable housing incentives."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5287"
citation: "Washington SB 5287 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMES AND HOUSING", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Das"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dea8b82d-c3bd-4e32-9768-bfff21439b20"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5287&year=2021"
source_hash: "b36dd07e737a9105ecb01066091d6e5f8ade0ed212c6949560ad7e4076d4f955"
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 5287 (2021-2022) — Concerning affordable housing incentives.

## 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/5287.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5287-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5287-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5287-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **81–16** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#22) — **41–7** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **43–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Das — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+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`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **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`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 81; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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, 41; nays, 7; 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 187, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-11T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2021-02-22T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:30 AM
- **2021-03-16T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-31T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance 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/dea8b82d-c3bd-4e32-9768-bfff21439b20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).