---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the capital budget."
description: "Concerning the capital budget."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5651"
citation: "Washington SB 5651 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUDGETS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frockt"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6992d7a-ebaa-4535-8782-bea66eeafe86"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5651&year=2021"
source_hash: "64ec18474d8b70a5a5ac4df5be7f4221c221b59d8650928bd38e5b4824d47193"
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 5651 (2021-2022) — Concerning the capital budget.

## 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/5651.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5651-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frockt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Rules Review. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; 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`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 296, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 3/31/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-13T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-17T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-21T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6992d7a-ebaa-4535-8782-bea66eeafe86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).