republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5761.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning employer requirements for providing wage and salary information to applicants for employment."
description: "Concerning employer requirements for providing wage and salary information to applicants for employment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5761"
citation: "Washington SB 5761 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "WAGES AND HOURS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randall"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e815f5e-2a00-441f-90d8-fe595d6000cc"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5761&year=2021"
source_hash: "f39b6d3587eabacb774ad6d4b8cb7aaa99d04db12c41e4728d1a92cba53ca4a3"
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 5761 (2021-2022) — Concerning employer requirements for providing wage and salary information to applicants for employment.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5761.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5761-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5761-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#17) — **51–46** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **27–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Randall — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:30 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LCTA 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 51; nays, 46; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 242, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 1/1/2023. `became-law`
- **2022-01-17T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 09:30 AM
- **2022-01-27T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-16T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-22T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e815f5e-2a00-441f-90d8-fe595d6000cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).