---
type: "Bill"
title: "Setting domestic wastewater discharge fees."
description: "Setting domestic wastewater discharge fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5585"
citation: "Washington SB 5585 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "SEWAGE AND SEWERS", "WATER POLLUTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rolfes"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be0c2866-369f-417c-9ca4-cbea5f43f824"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5585&year=2021"
source_hash: "a71aaa05fa35cbfbb63ddfcfb8f9dee2b849491a477c931ec4f024b15f705267"
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 5585 (2021-2022) — Setting domestic wastewater discharge 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/5585.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **57–41** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **27–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rolfes — primary (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `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`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 227, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-11T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2022-01-20T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-18T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be0c2866-369f-417c-9ca4-cbea5f43f824`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).