---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the business and occupation tax exemption for amounts received as credits against contracts with or funds provided by the Bonneville power administration and used for low-income ratepayer assistance and weatherization."
description: "Extending the business and occupation tax exemption for amounts received as credits against contracts with or funds provided by the Bonneville power administration and used for low-income ratepayer assistance and weatherization."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5008"
citation: "Washington SB 5008 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC.", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6016f30a-fe85-4bdb-9e97-cf24b6528a89"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5008&year=2021"
source_hash: "da96add863d62c246128cc1426a0f4865eaa38b1854d655c912b3870e765d529"
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 5008 (2021-2022) — Extending the business and occupation tax exemption for amounts received as credits against contracts with or funds provided by the Bonneville power administration and used for low-income ratepayer assistance and weatherization.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5008.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robinson — primary (person)
- Brown — cosponsor (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 1; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Held on first reading.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 226, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/1/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-13T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-21T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-11T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-18T20:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-04-16T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 09:00 AM
- **2021-04-16T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance 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/6016f30a-fe85-4bdb-9e97-cf24b6528a89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).