---
type: "Bill"
title: "Making permanent and expanding the child welfare housing assistance program."
description: "Making permanent and expanding the child welfare housing assistance program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5256"
citation: "Washington SB 5256 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Saldaña"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7d7b06c-865a-480e-a2f6-e525ade4b166"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5256&year=2023"
source_hash: "d0dd6d30e5b66a93f766d289957a20d30f06e69f7eae7d66f3e25a8cf07a0170"
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 5256 (2023-2024) — Making permanent and expanding the child welfare housing assistance program.

## 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/5256.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5256-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5256-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **94–3** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#23) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Saldaña — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** First reading, referred to Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-31** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-31** HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-31** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-20** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-21** 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 (HS 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 Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-17** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:30 AM.
- **2023-03-17** HSEL - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-04-03** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-03** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2023-04-06** Placed on second reading suspension calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Removed from Suspension Calendar
- **2023-04-11** Placed on second reading. `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, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 321, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 6/30/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7d7b06c-865a-480e-a2f6-e525ade4b166`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).