---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning actuarial funding of pension systems."
description: "Concerning actuarial funding of pension systems."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 5357"
citation: "Washington SB 5357 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conway"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-20"
last_action: "2025-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/684335b0-ee47-4fc3-85f1-c29dd41dc28e"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5357&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "ba28a911007c95207610c011d1589fad9fd888d48f0a6273cc523580e6866474"
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 5357 (2025-2026) — Concerning actuarial funding of pension systems.

## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5357.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5357-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5357-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5357-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House on Reconsideration (#4) — **80–17** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **29–19** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#33) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **82–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Conway — primary (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-20** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-02-27** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-27** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-27** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-27** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-03-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-12** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 25). `substitution`
- **2025-03-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2025-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-14** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-04-03** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-04-03** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-23** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2025-04-23** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 14; absent, 1; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- **2025-04-23** Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Held for further consideration.
- **2025-04-24** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2025-04-24** Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-26** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-27** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-20** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-20** Chapter 381, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-05-20** Effective date 7/1/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/684335b0-ee47-4fc3-85f1-c29dd41dc28e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).