---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the prevention of seabed mining of hard minerals."
description: "Concerning the prevention of seabed mining of hard minerals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5145"
citation: "Washington SB 5145 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MARINE WATERS", "STATE", "MINES AND MINING", "NATURAL RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT", "ROCKS AND MINERALS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Van De Wege"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e694fac5-485b-4c71-a39e-1fbe9d02258d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5145&year=2021"
source_hash: "8a163764ae2a32a5db0c5ffedab4a04711585c65da54c4feff6e0239b46c9779"
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 5145 (2021-2022) — Concerning the prevention of seabed mining of hard minerals.

## 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/5145.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **96–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Van De Wege — primary (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** AWNP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** RDAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. 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, 96; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 181, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-11T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources 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/e694fac5-485b-4c71-a39e-1fbe9d02258d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).