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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning net metering."
+description: "Concerning net metering."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "SB 5223"
+citation: "Washington SB 5223 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "UTILITIES", "STUDIES", "ENERGY", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Palumbo"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 57
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2019-01-16"
+last_action: "2019-04-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ffcd80f-133c-4d81-8724-25870592c28e"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5223&year=2019"
+source_hash: "59dcd11a4a7ddcd165efce86c494fdfbc0ec6813d14edb9f0c2ae2bea0435af0"
+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 5223 (2019-2020) — Concerning net metering.
+
+## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5223.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5223-S2.E.htm)
+3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5223-S2.htm)
+4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5223-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#30) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
+- 636 DeBolt Pg 2 Ln 27 (#31) — **42–53** (fail) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **29–19** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#32) — **55–40** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Palumbo — primary (person)
+- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
+- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
+- Conway — cosponsor (person)
+- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
+- Das — cosponsor (person)
+- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
+- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
+- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
+- King — cosponsor (person)
+- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
+- McCoy — cosponsor (person)
+- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
+- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
+- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
+- Randall — cosponsor (person)
+- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
+- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
+- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
+- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
+- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
+- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
+- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-16** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
+- **2019-01-24** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-01-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2019-01-24** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2019-01-25** Referred to Ways & Means.
+- **2019-02-18** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-02-18** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2019-02-18** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2019-02-19** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
+- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2019-03-04** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2019-01-24** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-01-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2019-01-24** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2019-01-25** Referred to Ways & Means.
+- **2019-02-18** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-02-18** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2019-02-18** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2019-02-19** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
+- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2019-03-04** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2019-02-18** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-02-18** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2019-02-18** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2019-02-19** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
+- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2019-03-04** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2019-03-04** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
+- **2019-03-26** ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
+- **2019-03-26** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2019-04-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2019-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2019-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
+- **2019-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2019-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
+- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2019-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
+- **2019-04-24** President signed. `passage`
+- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2019-04-30** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2019-04-30** Chapter 235, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2019-04-30** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
+- **2019-01-16T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
+- **2019-01-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
+- **2019-02-05T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
+- **2019-02-18T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
+- **2019-03-14T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM
+- **2019-03-26T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 03:30 PM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ffcd80f-133c-4d81-8724-25870592c28e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+