---
type: "Bill"
title: "Directing the department of retirement systems to create rules regarding automatic refunds of retirement contributions in the retirement systems listed in RCW 41.50.030."
description: "Directing the department of retirement systems to create rules regarding automatic refunds of retirement contributions in the retirement systems listed in RCW 41.50.030."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5367"
citation: "Washington SB 5367 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS", "RETIREMENT SYSTEMS", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conway"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/106258f1-38bc-4151-b4bb-da85d1c51bb1"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5367&year=2021"
source_hash: "f58591e3fe935792ecac41a6b9afbf83ad9a618c232409e1ec2a82d5bd3626f3"
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 5367 (2021-2022) — Directing the department of retirement systems to create rules regarding automatic refunds of retirement contributions in the retirement systems listed in RCW 41.50.030.

## 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/5367.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 189, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-08T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-15T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-11T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-03-15T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/106258f1-38bc-4151-b4bb-da85d1c51bb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).