---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the uniform unregulated child custody transfer act."
description: "Concerning the uniform unregulated child custody transfer act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5548"
citation: "Washington SB 5548 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "NAMED ACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-16T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/441cf6c1-2ba9-481b-ab1d-b76eee941255"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5548&year=2021"
source_hash: "071362ec40ba534ab7f49c559d42bbb6f973e6c7fd831f3095250af364c7bc21"
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 5548 (2021-2022) — Concerning the uniform unregulated child custody transfer act.

## 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/5548.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5548-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#30) — **95–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pedersen — primary (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 22). `substitution`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 88, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-13T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2022-01-20T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-23T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/441cf6c1-2ba9-481b-ab1d-b76eee941255`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).