---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the uniform commercial code."
description: "Concerning the uniform commercial code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5077"
citation: "Washington SB 5077 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-12-20"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a889c680-3c74-44c1-b0d5-039e8a2204db"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5077&year=2023"
source_hash: "423cb91db8f0e0d5dc87f8b47ab7c2f8e8784d5d2c1cdc2abf5d2c88bd49c9cc"
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 5077 (2023-2024) — Concerning the uniform commercial code.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5077.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5077-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5077-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **70–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pedersen — primary (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-20** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-02** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-02** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-15** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-24** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 70; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-13** Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 266, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 1/1/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a889c680-3c74-44c1-b0d5-039e8a2204db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).