---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner."
description: "Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 5262"
citation: "Washington SB 5262 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kauffman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b629885a-2c83-47d9-8628-8f48fcaaf4bb"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5262&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "3ace1ae0d5fde41598bff36e6b7a12bf0fb6efdc56a8a7e2030f7cf79274d73f"
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 5262 (2025-2026) — Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner.

## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5262.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5262-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5262-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **83–13** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **46–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kauffman — primary (person)
- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Trudeau — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-02-13** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-02-13** BFT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-14** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-02-19** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-24** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted (BTE 25). `substitution`
- **2025-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-05** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-04-02** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-04-02** CPB - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-04-02** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-04-02** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-05** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2025-04-08** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-04-08** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-04-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-16** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2025-04-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 83; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2025-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2025-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-12** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-12** Chapter 243, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-05-12** Effective date 7/27/2025*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b629885a-2c83-47d9-8628-8f48fcaaf4bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).