---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the definition of broadband or broadband service."
description: "Modifying the definition of broadband or broadband service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5715"
citation: "Washington SB 5715 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPUTERS", "GOVERNOR", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wellman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9db7c504-42e7-44c4-8a52-53dc1105229f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5715&year=2021"
source_hash: "021fc5e00d3670650ba219a3542b647fb37cd996bb3db3922d59488f58495c73"
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 5715 (2021-2022) — Modifying the definition of broadband or broadband service.

## 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/5715.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#30) — **96–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wellman — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** CED - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **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, 96; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+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 237, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-22T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-23T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development 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/9db7c504-42e7-44c4-8a52-53dc1105229f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).