---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning guardianship of minors."
description: "Concerning guardianship of minors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5788"
citation: "Washington SB 5788 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ESTATES", "TRUSTS", "AND PROBATE", "GUARDIANSHIP", "JUVENILES AND JUVENILE COURT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e171fd01-a486-4733-90dd-12d9e6425770"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5788&year=2021"
source_hash: "defe0bc971812529d04962ca59fcef94fe99ae7d0fc129cc2c5c99a97317afc1"
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 5788 (2021-2022) — Concerning guardianship of minors.

## 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/5788.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#25) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16) — **97–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pedersen — primary (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+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 Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **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, 97; nays, 1; 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, 48; nays, 1; 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`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 243, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022*. `became-law`
- **2022-01-25T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2022-01-27T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-23T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary 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/e171fd01-a486-4733-90dd-12d9e6425770`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).