---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the homestead exemption."
description: "Concerning the homestead exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5408"
citation: "Washington SB 5408 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEDURE", "HOMES AND HOUSING", "JUDGMENTS", "REAL ESTATE AND REAL PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stanford"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a04a16e1-3027-415d-8e1a-1c0d75559be2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5408&year=2021"
source_hash: "7216ca96a88504d3e7bd27ea01d0307195951305899dd5cb31ba655f8a8f70fa"
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 5408 (2021-2022) — Concerning the homestead exemption.

## 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/5408.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5408-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5408-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **42–7** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — **94–3** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **46–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **95–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stanford — primary (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+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** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **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, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **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) but without amendment(s) by Civil Rights & Judiciary. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **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, 95; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** House receded from amendments.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+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 290, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 5/12/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-11T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-15T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 09:30 AM
- **2021-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-29T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **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/a04a16e1-3027-415d-8e1a-1c0d75559be2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).