---
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: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2645"
citation: "Washington HB 2645 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "ENERGY", "SOLID WASTE", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b6b0414-c994-40e3-8cba-6b4dae1c1b58"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2645&year=2019"
source_hash: "ec6b15b072dea927e29d979706bc2e4e226a4bbd22125b48ecd146ba72bfa341"
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 HB 2645 (2019-2020) — 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2645.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2645-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2645-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#25) — **94–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Smith — primary (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-16** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-04** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-04** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-16** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-25** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-25** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-26** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Environment, Energy & Technology.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 287, 2020 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-04T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-20T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b6b0414-c994-40e3-8cba-6b4dae1c1b58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).