---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring electrical licensing for electrical work associated with flipping property."
description: "Requiring electrical licensing for electrical work associated with flipping property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5267"
citation: "Washington SB 5267 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS", "REAL ESTATE AND REAL PROPERTY", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Saldaña"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4a5d661-86a5-457c-b2dc-248ef045ba9f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5267&year=2021"
source_hash: "28e99e7252a6f19dfb90170278710a03c1720f6db6bed6de4631be2cda6a63f3"
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 5267 (2021-2022) — Requiring electrical licensing for electrical work associated with flipping property.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5267.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5267-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **61–36** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **29–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Saldaña — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LCTA 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 1; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 51, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-25T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 09:30 AM
- **2021-02-08T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 09:30 AM
- **2021-03-16T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4a5d661-86a5-457c-b2dc-248ef045ba9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).