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WA SB 5036

enacted

Strengthening Washington's leadership and accountability on climate policy by transitioning to annual reporting of statewide emissions data.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5036 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5036 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-02. Latest recorded action (2025-05-02): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5036 about?

WA SB 5036 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Strengthening Washington's leadership and accountability on climate policy by transitioning to annual reporting of statewide emissions data.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5036?

Boehnke is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5036, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-02 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Boehnkeprimary
  • Shortcosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Doziercosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor
  • Fortunatocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-13

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-24

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.

  4. 2025-02-07

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.

  5. 2025-02-07

    ENET - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-02-07

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-10

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-02-18

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  9. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  10. 2025-02-27

    WM - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-02-27

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  12. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  13. 2025-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  14. 2025-03-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  15. 2025-03-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  16. 2025-03-13

    First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  17. 2025-03-20

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:30 AM.

  18. 2025-03-31

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.

  19. 2025-03-31

    ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-03-31

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  21. 2025-04-02

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-04-05

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  23. 2025-04-08

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  24. 2025-04-08

    APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Environment & Energy.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-04-10

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  27. 2025-04-10

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  28. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  29. 2025-04-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    reading-3

  30. 2025-04-17

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  31. 2025-04-17

    Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    passage

  32. 2025-04-19

    President signed.

    passage

  33. 2025-04-22

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  34. 2025-04-23

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  35. 2025-05-02

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  36. 2025-05-02

    Chapter 195, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  37. 2025-05-02

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15)

    2025-03-11 · pass · 49-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18)

    2025-04-10 · pass · 95-0

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: yes
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: other
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: other
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3)

    2025-04-17 · pass · 30-19

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: no
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: no
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5036&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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