---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the imposition of additive revenue sources within a regional transit authority area."
description: "Concerning the imposition of additive revenue sources within a regional transit authority area."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5528"
citation: "Washington SB 5528 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC TRANSIT", "TAXES - LOCAL OPTION TRANSPORTATION", "TAXES - MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedersen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b37e4779-abcf-4c99-887d-4ec3dea09f88"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5528&year=2021"
source_hash: "5fe89b834d23e55c5618a6e5fb60df2b973041094f88104065c8f2a19458e0a4"
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 5528 (2021-2022) — Concerning the imposition of additive revenue sources within a regional transit authority area.

## 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/5528.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5528-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#44) — **50–48** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **29–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pedersen — primary (person)
- Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 12:30 PM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (TRAN 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 48; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 18; absent, 1; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 285, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-13T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-07T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 12:30 PM
- **2022-02-24T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation 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/b37e4779-abcf-4c99-887d-4ec3dea09f88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).