---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership."
description: "Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5258"
citation: "Washington SB 5258 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shewmake"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01196d03-5577-4a26-ab52-3547065ee90d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5258&year=2023"
source_hash: "ba2fb451816878237442ceff95ab2e8193977520f5f8b7524ff0e1805e1ad3e5"
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 5258 (2023-2024) — Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership.

## 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/5258.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5258-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5258-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5258-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5258-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shewmake — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Gildon — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-16** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-16** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-16** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-16** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-16** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-03-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-31** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-31** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-18** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 12:30 PM.
- **2023-04-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 12:30 PM.
- **2023-04-19** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-19** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-21** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-22** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-24** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-08** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08** Chapter 337, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-08** 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/01196d03-5577-4a26-ab52-3547065ee90d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).