---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning cemetery authority permit, license, or endorsement deadlines."
description: "Concerning cemetery authority permit, license, or endorsement deadlines."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5261"
citation: "Washington SB 5261 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Braun"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2935dcb3-2619-4128-a423-79de7e9b8c4a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5261&year=2023"
source_hash: "4b937ff2134a60063a90b5ccb27d87a8d4216be1f2d9a54351ecc463b66798d3"
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 5261 (2023-2024) — Concerning cemetery authority permit, license, or endorsement deadlines.

## 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/5261.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5261-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5261-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Braun — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-24** LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-01** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (LC 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-09** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-22** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-22** CPB - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Chapter 185, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date 10/31/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2935dcb3-2619-4128-a423-79de7e9b8c4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).