---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the volatility of crude oil received in the state by rail."
description: "Concerning the volatility of crude oil received in the state by rail."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5579"
citation: "Washington SB 5579 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["OIL AND GAS", "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS", "RAILROADS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billig"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64d322b2-dce1-4de4-80f4-ec77cb742698"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5579&year=2019"
source_hash: "cb8e0cef92ead047b6bd3cf13fa420a014061ca500839d02d541f5e0b7e9ae1d"
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 5579 (2019-2020) — Concerning the volatility of crude oil received in the state by rail.

## 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/5579.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5579-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5579-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#42) — **53–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **27–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#32) — **27–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Billig — primary (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** 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** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-08** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-07** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-07** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-08** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 1st 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, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Chapter 354, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-09** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-29T15:00:00+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
- **2019-03-19T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-01T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64d322b2-dce1-4de4-80f4-ec77cb742698`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).