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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing for a grace period before late fees may be imposed for past due rent."
description: "Providing for a grace period before late fees may be imposed for past due rent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2535"
citation: "Washington HB 2535 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LANDLORD AND TENANT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kirby"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c424a8e-70a1-416f-9482-ffb6c5e800ec"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2535&year=2019"
source_hash: "2dcc826a696e5f9a235504ceddda9d26f016537c4c9a75a0fc1c80f7afe311e7"
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 HB 2535 (2019-2020) — Providing for a grace period before late fees may be imposed for past due rent.
## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2535.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2535-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2535-S.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#25) — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#40) — **92–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-31** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-31** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-31** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-31** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-31** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-31** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-16** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** FIET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-03-03** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 73; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-27** Chapter 177, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2020-01-31T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-27T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade at 09:00 AM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c424a8e-70a1-416f-9482-ffb6c5e800ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).