---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing the sustainable farms and fields grant program."
description: "Establishing the sustainable farms and fields grant program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5947"
citation: "Washington SB 5947 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "FARMS AND FARMING", "AGRICULTURE", "DEPARTMENT", "AGRICULTURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCoy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-18"
last_action: "2020-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a045a164-3849-4492-b2d4-cdc02dbfe107"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5947&year=2019"
source_hash: "79c5d1e2173b1125b3b71cd595a82499a3af595d717905104be992a6c7004f86"
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 5947 (2019-2020) — Establishing the sustainable farms and fields grant 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/Senate%20Bills/5947.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5947-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5947-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#29) — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **32–15** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21) — **74–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McCoy — primary (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Schoesler — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-18** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** On motion, 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.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-06** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-21** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** On motion, 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.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-06** 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.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-06** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-08** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-01-16** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** RDAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Capital Budget.
- **2020-03-02** CB - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-03** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-04** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 74; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 43; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-03** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-03** Chapter 351, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-03** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks 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
- **2019-03-01T17:20:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM
- **2019-03-28T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 09:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget 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/a045a164-3849-4492-b2d4-cdc02dbfe107`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).