---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning background check and licensing fees for programs administered by the department of children, youth, and families."
description: "Concerning background check and licensing fees for programs administered by the department of children, youth, and families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5316"
citation: "Washington SB 5316 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Wilson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c614c0c4-a043-4466-99e3-85fe40f14d4c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5316&year=2023"
source_hash: "3635950cc3ed974e01f57008c37ccf83ca53579d4118fd63e97abe00247cb338"
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 5316 (2023-2024) — Concerning background check and licensing fees for programs administered by the department of children, youth, and families.

## 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/5316.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5316.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#17) — **30–17** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **30–18** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **87–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Wilson — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-25** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-01** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-01** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-01** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-22** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-22** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-22** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-24** HSEL - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-28** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment adopted and floor amendment(s) also adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2023-04-19** House refuses to recede from amendments.
- **2023-04-19** House insists on its position and asks Senate to concur.
- **2023-04-20** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-20** Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 17; absent, 1; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-24** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11** Chapter 437, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-11** 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/c614c0c4-a043-4466-99e3-85fe40f14d4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).