WA SB 5971
died on adjournmentEstablishing a green fertilizer incentive program to support the production and adoption of low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer in Washington state.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WA SB 5971 pass?
No. WA SB 5971 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
What is WA SB 5971 about?
WA SB 5971 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Establishing a green fertilizer incentive program to support the production and adoption of low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer in Washington state.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5971?
Boehnke is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5971, joined by 3 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Boehnkeprimary
- Shewmakecosponsor
- Liiascosponsor
- Doziercosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-02-25
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2026-02-25
AGNR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 9:00 AM.
2026-02-24
Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-17
First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-13
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2026-02-13
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-13
1st substitute bill substituted (ANR 26).
substitution
2026-02-10
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-09
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-09
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Agriculture & Natural Resources.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-05
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-03
Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
ANR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-02
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
2026-01-22
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-05
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
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Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17)
2026-02-13 · 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
- Hunt: 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
- 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
Related bills
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