---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying certain alternative fuel vehicles fees."
description: "Modifying certain alternative fuel vehicles fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5085"
citation: "Washington SB 5085 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "TRANSPORTATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rolfes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12fc9367-8e7a-4868-bcd9-0f20e6bd8105"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5085&year=2021"
source_hash: "22a50234a5c60782f4941adb3b159047f9cd25281b447aa56cac14f60526e49d"
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 5085 (2021-2022) — Modifying certain alternative fuel vehicles fees.

## 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/5085.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5085-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5085-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **94–3** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rolfes — primary (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 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; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (TRAN 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 2:00 PM.
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** On motion, referred to Transportation.
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (TRAN 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 149, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 11/1/2022. `became-law`
- **2021-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-22T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-15T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2022-02-14T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-22T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House 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/12fc9367-8e7a-4868-bcd9-0f20e6bd8105`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).