---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning job search requirements for unemployment insurance benefits."
description: "Concerning job search requirements for unemployment insurance benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5331"
citation: "Washington SB 5331 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conway"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0ac3d8e-90c7-4052-a7cd-861ace1c3514"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5331&year=2023"
source_hash: "a415588c31f489a6cbf71527184c24424b4a412dbf14d319e01522f2f17f9c98"
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 5331 (2023-2024) — Concerning job search requirements for unemployment insurance benefits.

## 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/5331.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5331.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#33) — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **34–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conway — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-24** LC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-28** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Chapter 117, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-20** 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/c0ac3d8e-90c7-4052-a7cd-861ace1c3514`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).