---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reforming the financial structure of the model toxics control program."
description: "Reforming the financial structure of the model toxics control program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5993"
citation: "Washington SB 5993 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "TAXES - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES", "WATER POLLUTION", "HAZARDOUS WASTE", "NAMED ACTS", "BUDGETS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frockt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-03-26"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8514968-4b89-4cfd-bcb4-556c22811e27"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5993&year=2019"
source_hash: "d1ba1b1e7b07857ae7331399c5c83d081c1078b43f049b2fe8e5ae19b44e226f"
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 5993 (2019-2020) — Reforming the financial structure of the model toxics control 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/5993.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5993-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5993-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#15) — **50–48** (pass) · lower
- 906 Vick Pg 2 Ln 26 (#14) — **44–54** (fail) · lower
- 794 Ericksen Pg 3 Ln 25 (#18) — **22–26** (fail) · upper
- 797 Braun Pg 2 Ln 27 (#17) — **23–25** (fail) · upper
- COM Finance Striker (#13) — **47–51** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **27–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frockt — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-26** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-18** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-19** Rules suspended.
- **2019-04-19** Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-25** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-04-18** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-19** Rules suspended.
- **2019-04-19** Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-25** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-04-25** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-26** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-27** FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-27** Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-27** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 48; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 422, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/1/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-03-27T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2019-04-27T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 11:30 AM
- **2019-04-27T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 11:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8514968-4b89-4cfd-bcb4-556c22811e27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).