---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning agreements for allocation of groundwater resulting from bureau of reclamation project operations."
description: "Concerning agreements for allocation of groundwater resulting from bureau of reclamation project operations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5230"
citation: "Washington SB 5230 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "RIVERS AND STREAMS", "WATER", "WATER RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dozier"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8be5ae9-d502-4829-b140-2128c56d639a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5230&year=2021"
source_hash: "c84f3b5d33fca58f713f7f6a6ec5d36c22edde89eb468cfd7aa09e081d4bfd4d"
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 5230 (2021-2022) — Concerning agreements for allocation of groundwater resulting from bureau of reclamation project operations.

## 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/5230.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5230-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **39–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dozier — primary (person)
- Honeyford — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Muzzall — cosponsor (person)
- Schoesler — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+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; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (AWNP 21). `substitution`
- **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, 39; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** RDAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 1; 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 185, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-02T18:30:00+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
- **2021-03-16T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-23T14:00:00+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/d8be5ae9-d502-4829-b140-2128c56d639a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).