---
type: "Bill"
title: "Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations."
description: "Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5092"
citation: "Washington SB 5092 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUDGETS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rolfes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/308408ef-1214-415c-bce8-1d7a829647d9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5092&year=2021"
source_hash: "53a16054b5168258163666f6886de346b60a2e94cc69a1156d4e25d5cd9413e1"
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 5092 (2021-2022) — Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

## 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/5092.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5092-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5092-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- 495 Caldier Pg 222 Ln 6 (#2) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 522 Wilson, L. Pg 13 Ln 11 (#2) — **22–27** (fail) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **57–41** (pass) · lower
- 512 Corry Pg 963 Ln 6 (#5) — **43–54** (fail) · lower
- 528 Stokesbary Pg 456 Ln 3 (#4) — **46–51** (fail) · lower
- 529 Braun Pg 268 Ln 5 (#3) — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- 513 Barkis Pg 20 Ln 34 (#1) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- 516 MacEwen Pg 255 Ln 22 (#3) — **42–54** (fail) · lower
- Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#1) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#11) — **27–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rolfes — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- L. Wilson — 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 Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:00 PM.
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House for conference thereon.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee appointed. Senators Rolfes, Wilson, L., Robinson.
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee request granted.
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee appointed. Representatives Gregerson, Ormsby, Stokesbary.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report; received 1:27 PM 4/24/2021.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed by Representatives Gregerson, Ormsby; Senators Robinson, Rolfes. `passage`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report; received 1:45 PM 4/24/2021.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 334, 2021 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 5/18/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-12T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-26T17:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:00 PM
- **2021-03-29T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means 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/308408ef-1214-415c-bce8-1d7a829647d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).