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WA SB 5175

enacted

Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback program.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5175 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5175 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-22. Latest recorded action (2025-04-22): Effective date 6/30/2025.

What is WA SB 5175 about?

WA SB 5175 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback program.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5175?

Shewmake is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5175, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-22 — Effective date 6/30/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Shewmakeprimary
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-17

    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; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  6. 2025-02-07

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  7. 2025-02-07

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-02-10

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-02-18

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

  10. 2025-02-28

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

  11. 2025-02-28

    WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  12. 2025-02-28

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  13. 2025-02-28

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  14. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  15. 2025-03-03

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  16. 2025-03-05

    2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 25).

    substitution

  17. 2025-03-05

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  18. 2025-03-05

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  19. 2025-03-05

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

    reading-3

  20. 2025-03-07

    First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  21. 2025-03-20

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

  22. 2025-03-26

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.

  23. 2025-03-26

    ENVI - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-03-26

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  25. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-04-04

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  27. 2025-04-05

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  28. 2025-04-05

    APP - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-04-05

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  30. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-04-10

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

    reading-2

  32. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  33. 2025-04-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    reading-3

  34. 2025-04-15

    President signed.

    passage

  35. 2025-04-16

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  36. 2025-04-17

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  37. 2025-04-22

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  38. 2025-04-22

    Chapter 126, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  39. 2025-04-22

    Effective date 6/30/2025.

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10)

    2025-03-05 · 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

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14)

    2025-04-10 · pass · 58-37

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: no
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: no
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: no
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: no
    • Klicker: no
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: other
    • Ley: no
    • Low: no
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: no
    • McEntire: other
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: no
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: no
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: no
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • Schmidt: no
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: no
    • Stokesbary: no
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: no
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5175&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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