---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the replacement of shoreline armoring."
description: "Concerning the replacement of shoreline armoring."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5273"
citation: "Washington SB 5273 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISH", "HYDRAULIC PERMITS AND PROJECTS", "MARINE WATERS", "STATE", "SHORELINES AND SHORELINE MANAGEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Salomon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/612bf0cf-950b-46c8-a940-11d96677e496"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5273&year=2021"
source_hash: "06eeab2ce4f087cc22f41689cf3c7ffa1fc829c17d6a711d7f21f07d06fe8740"
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 5273 (2021-2022) — Concerning the replacement of shoreline armoring.

## 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/5273.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5273-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **28–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Salomon — primary (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+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.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (AWNP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** RDAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2021-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 279, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+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
- **2021-02-04T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **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

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/612bf0cf-950b-46c8-a940-11d96677e496`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).