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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback program."
+description: "Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback program."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "SB 5175"
+citation: "Washington SB 5175 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Shewmake"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 39
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-01-08"
+last_action: "2025-04-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1065b54-3f00-4006-94d1-50755bf8f50d"
+source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5175&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
+source_hash: "3c6eda4c106810188fd91f6d98a55abbbc069ac03c21ae02f41ce5ab5d81e714"
+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 5175 (2025-2026) — Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback program.
+
+## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5175.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5175-S2.E.htm)
+3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5175-S2.htm)
+4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5175-S2.PL.htm)
+5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5175-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **58–37** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Shewmake — primary (person)
+- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
+- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
+- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-08** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
+- **2025-01-13** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-17** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
+- **2025-02-07** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
+- **2025-02-07** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2025-02-07** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2025-02-07** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-10** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-18** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
+- **2025-02-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
+- **2025-02-28** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2025-02-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2025-02-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2025-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2025-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-05** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 25). `substitution`
+- **2025-03-05** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2025-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2025-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2025-03-07** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:30 AM.
+- **2025-03-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
+- **2025-03-26** ENVI - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-26** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2025-03-28** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-04** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
+- **2025-04-05** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
+- **2025-04-05** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-05** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2025-04-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-15** President signed. `passage`
+- **2025-04-16** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2025-04-17** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-04-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-04-22** Chapter 126, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2025-04-22** Effective date 6/30/2025. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1065b54-3f00-4006-94d1-50755bf8f50d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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