---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the definition of multiunit residential buildings."
description: "Concerning the definition of multiunit residential buildings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5792"
citation: "Washington SB 5792 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Padden"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-12-04"
last_action: "2024-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc1a02a8-d181-47b4-94a9-f24f2c11f026"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5792&year=2023"
source_hash: "a2a957290c474fdf2cbee27d006bbe758517cb8710af765c040a0c65572f54c4"
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 5792 (2023-2024) — Concerning the definition of multiunit residential buildings.

## 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/5792.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5792.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#35) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#35) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Padden — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-25** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-25** LAW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-02** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** First reading, referred to Housing. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-19** HOUS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-15** Chapter 122, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-15** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc1a02a8-d181-47b4-94a9-f24f2c11f026`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).