---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enhancing litter control along state highways."
description: "Enhancing litter control along state highways."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5040"
citation: "Washington SB 5040 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL", "NAMED ACTS", "ROADS AND HIGHWAYS", "SOLID WASTE", "TRANSPORTATION", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fortunato"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54cc2845-0909-441f-80c2-df67188f454e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5040&year=2021"
source_hash: "afbd82c19ca0871612d0ae6e55664c76e3b9f0ae9a9d575f4ef08a9765585589"
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 5040 (2021-2022) — Enhancing litter control along state highways.

## 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/5040.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#22) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fortunato — primary (person)
- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** TRAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+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 231, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-21T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-03T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-15T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-22T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-25T17:30:00+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/54cc2845-0909-441f-80c2-df67188f454e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).