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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Conserving and restoring kelp forests and eelgrass meadows in Washington state."
+description: "Conserving and restoring kelp forests and eelgrass meadows in Washington state."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "SB 5619"
+citation: "Washington SB 5619 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["MARINE WATERS", "STATE", "NATURAL RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Lovelett"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 44
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2022-12-30T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3e43153-0b6b-4d40-993d-5e9a5302ba0c"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5619&year=2021"
+source_hash: "1e08cf9b1f2ce40bd6100660d58a208275c358dc9f952dfe3ed8e828bb4dd5c0"
+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 5619 (2021-2022) — Conserving and restoring kelp forests and eelgrass meadows in Washington state.
+
+## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5619.htm)
+2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5619-S2.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5619-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#25) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Lovelett — primary (person)
+- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Conway — cosponsor (person)
+- Das — cosponsor (person)
+- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
+- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
+- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
+- Randall — cosponsor (person)
+- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
+- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
+- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
+- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-12-30T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
+- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
+- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
+- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
+- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
+- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
+- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 22). `substitution`
+- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
+- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
+- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
+- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** RDAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
+- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
+- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
+- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 230, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
+- **2022-01-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
+- **2022-01-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
+- **2022-02-05T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
+- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
+- **2022-02-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
+- **2022-02-23T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
+- **2022-02-25T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM
+- **2022-02-28T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3e43153-0b6b-4d40-993d-5e9a5302ba0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+