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WA SB 5317

enacted

Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council from certain appeals.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5317 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5317 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-12. Latest recorded action (2025-05-12): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5317 about?

WA SB 5317 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council from certain appeals.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5317?

Goehner is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5317, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-12 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Goehnerprimary
  • Lovelettcosponsor
  • Boehnkecosponsor
  • J. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Christiancosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor
  • Doziercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-16

    First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

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  2. 2025-01-31

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

  3. 2025-02-14

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

  4. 2025-02-14

    ENET - Majority; do pass.

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  5. 2025-02-18

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  6. 2025-02-19

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  7. 2025-02-28

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  8. 2025-02-28

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  9. 2025-03-04

    First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

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  10. 2025-03-13

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:30 AM.

  11. 2025-03-24

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

  12. 2025-03-24

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

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  13. 2025-03-26

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  14. 2025-04-08

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

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  15. 2025-04-14

    Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.

  16. 2025-04-14

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  17. 2025-04-14

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  18. 2025-04-18

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  19. 2025-04-18

    Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  20. 2025-04-19

    President signed.

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  21. 2025-04-22

    Speaker signed.

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  22. 2025-04-23

    Delivered to Governor.

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  23. 2025-05-12

    Governor signed.

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  24. 2025-05-12

    Chapter 246, 2025 Laws.

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  25. 2025-05-12

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13)

    2025-02-28 · pass · 48-0

    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: other
    • 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 (#23)

    2025-04-14 · pass · 89-8

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • 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: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: no
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: no
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • 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: no
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10)

    2025-04-18 · pass · 48-0

    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: other
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5317&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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