---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning procedures and deadlines for candidate filing."
description: "Concerning procedures and deadlines for candidate filing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5182"
citation: "Washington SB 5182 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nguyen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-05"
last_action: "2023-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/865961f1-7e28-43db-8573-7c303c7f2faf"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5182&year=2023"
source_hash: "1c1efd6de29237c28516367d954e4df86fba33a0cbab44e8e83eacc135102882"
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 5182 (2023-2024) — Concerning procedures and deadlines for candidate filing.

## 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/5182.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5182-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5182-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **61–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nguyen — primary (person)
- Boehnke — cosponsor (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- MacEwen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — 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 State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-17** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-01-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-20** SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-22** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28** 1st substitute bill substituted (SGE 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-21** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-22** Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-22** SGOV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 0; 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 394, 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/865961f1-7e28-43db-8573-7c303c7f2faf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).