---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing a monthly diaper subsidy for parents or other caregivers receiving temporary assistance for needy families."
description: "Providing a monthly diaper subsidy for parents or other caregivers receiving temporary assistance for needy families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5838"
citation: "Washington SB 5838 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nobles"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e54f550-0789-49b4-bae8-be4c7a6ca33d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5838&year=2021"
source_hash: "452b70f2814d2119f51f9131c82ff7c6111aef45281ebab23d91b5b864f2ec16"
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 5838 (2021-2022) — Providing a monthly diaper subsidy for parents or other caregivers receiving temporary assistance for needy families.

## 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/5838.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5838-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#43) — **63–35** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HSRR 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** HHSV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+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** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 100, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 11/1/2023. `became-law`
- **2022-01-21T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM
- **2022-01-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-04T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-18T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-24T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-28T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e54f550-0789-49b4-bae8-be4c7a6ca33d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).