---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning real estate brokers and managing brokers license renewal requirements."
description: "Concerning real estate brokers and managing brokers license renewal requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5378"
citation: "Washington SB 5378 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REAL ESTATE AND REAL PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Das"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8190b544-496c-48d7-920f-792e3b083a77"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5378&year=2021"
source_hash: "ee90c1577bb48ae2fd2bc759d6e411f7d57eda0fa46fc0a2e4647138490b516a"
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 5378 (2021-2022) — Concerning real estate brokers and managing brokers license renewal requirements.

## 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/5378.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5378-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **36–12** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **36–13** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **85–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Das — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** BFST - 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`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **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; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Business, Financial Services & Trade. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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.
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (BFST 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** CPB - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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, 85; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 288, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/1/2022. `became-law`
- **2021-02-09T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-11T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-22T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:30 AM
- **2021-03-18T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-22T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business 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/8190b544-496c-48d7-920f-792e3b083a77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).