---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning preparedness for a zero emissions transportation future."
description: "Concerning preparedness for a zero emissions transportation future."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1287"
citation: "Washington HB 1287 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL", "BUILDING CODES AND PERMITS", "COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "TRANSPORTATION", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ramel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81f03562-679a-4592-9c15-ccde919d5003"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1287&year=2021"
source_hash: "215f1fecdd2be702ea2f2982a119fcd648b3a9e068738905a6a5a7b36a65a8e8"
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 1287 (2021-2022) — Concerning preparedness for a zero emissions transportation future.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1287.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1287-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1287-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1287-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **25–23** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **65–31** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **54–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ramel — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** TR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (TR 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 300, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-04T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-18T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-23T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-29T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-04-02T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation 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/81f03562-679a-4592-9c15-ccde919d5003`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).