---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce."
description: "Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5301"
citation: "Washington SB 5301 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mullet"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2918fa5c-b56d-4f8b-896c-139c31958b96"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5301&year=2023"
source_hash: "90ccb44cc55b13e7a40fe3ec856f9110f5bdc83ab8d66427b9dc4bbb574afb2d"
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 5301 (2023-2024) — Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce.

## 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/5301.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5301-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5301-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5301-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **44–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mullet — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Housing. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-01** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-01** HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-01** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03** 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 Housing. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** 1st substitute bill substituted (HSG 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Capital Budget. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-31** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-03-31** CB - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 44; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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 275, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** 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/2918fa5c-b56d-4f8b-896c-139c31958b96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).