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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Updating processes related to voter registration."
description: "Updating processes related to voter registration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5112"
citation: "Washington SB 5112 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hunt"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-12-29"
last_action: "2023-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c819a586-08a0-47af-a8d0-e0e18e534dab"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5112&year=2023"
source_hash: "67a1b63f84b53241614074336c7b02133d9c92b17339aedf2d6daef7ae90c1b8"
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 5112 (2023-2024) — Updating processes related to voter registration.
## 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/5112.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5112-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5112-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5112-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5112-S.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **33–13** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **38–10** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hunt — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-12-29** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-10** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-01-13** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-13** SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-13** And refer to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-02** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-02** TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-02** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-02** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** 2nd substitute bill substituted (TRAN 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-02-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-10** Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-15** Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-15** SGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-17** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-29** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-29** TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by State Government & Tribal Relations. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 33; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-15** Chapter 466, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-15** Effective date 7/23/2023*. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c819a586-08a0-47af-a8d0-e0e18e534dab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).