---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the responsible management of plastic packaging."
description: "Concerning the responsible management of plastic packaging."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5397"
citation: "Washington SB 5397 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SOLID WASTE", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "HAZARDOUS WASTE", "ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rolfes"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/031d7f3f-0746-41bc-8ec4-dc8c7651ae0d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5397&year=2019"
source_hash: "a7f302fa57f9198778491301e1f6cd1a0f15fa47a5ce1a3517462b0d5cb62c1b"
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 5397 (2019-2020) — Concerning the responsible management of plastic packaging.

## 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/5397.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5397-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5397-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5397-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#28) — **75–23** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#31) — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rolfes — primary (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-07** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-07** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-07** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-01** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-13** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-29** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Environment & Energy.
- **2019-04-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-16** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-16** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2019-04-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 75; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 460, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- **2019-01-31T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-01T17:20:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM
- **2019-03-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-26T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-05T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/031d7f3f-0746-41bc-8ec4-dc8c7651ae0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).