---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning fertilizer fees."
description: "Concerning fertilizer fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5318"
citation: "Washington SB 5318 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "FARMS AND FARMING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Warnick"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41565997-6ec9-4a6c-b5df-b84e91619c72"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5318&year=2021"
source_hash: "e913ea50f1ffee2c06060ce058993c4d53c036e713ce6edd8bc373acd929b02e"
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 5318 (2021-2022) — Concerning fertilizer 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/5318.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5318-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **77–21** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **31–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Warnick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+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** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (AWNP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** RDAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 77; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+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 282, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/1/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-28T18:30:00+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
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-26T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-04-01T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41565997-6ec9-4a6c-b5df-b84e91619c72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).