---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating a good cause exception to administrative hearing deadlines for applicants or recipients of certain public assistance benefits."
description: "Creating a good cause exception to administrative hearing deadlines for applicants or recipients of certain public assistance benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5729"
citation: "Washington SB 5729 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nguyen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86f244d2-32b0-45ad-a441-99924f372ad7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5729&year=2021"
source_hash: "0e6d7f913b6fa48e103c006ace5a67eb14755be1268ab8eee1e59dd3385364ee"
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 5729 (2021-2022) — Creating a good cause exception to administrative hearing deadlines for applicants or recipients of certain public assistance benefits.

## 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/5729.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5729-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#22) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nguyen — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Trudeau — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HSRR 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** HHSV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 163, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/1/2023. `became-law`
- **2022-01-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2022-01-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86f244d2-32b0-45ad-a441-99924f372ad7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).