---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning property exempt from execution."
description: "Concerning property exempt from execution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5173"
citation: "Washington SB 5173 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stanford"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-05"
last_action: "2023-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8364fbcb-4c3c-46b5-a7ac-4a1af7e27b7c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5173&year=2023"
source_hash: "f7aac77af3c366307891743bc88c1e2ec6d1e51c372440a99a1bfc4bd9479b68"
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 5173 (2023-2024) — Concerning property exempt from execution.

## 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/5173.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5173-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5173-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5173-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **29–19** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#41) — **65–32** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21) — **67–30** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19) — **30–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stanford — primary (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Trudeau — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-05** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-17** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-19** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-19** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-19** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-19** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-01-25** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-01** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-01** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-02-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-03** 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.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-28** CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-28** 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`
- **2023-04-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09** Chapter 393, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-09** Effective date 7/23/2023*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8364fbcb-4c3c-46b5-a7ac-4a1af7e27b7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).