---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing for responsible environmental management of batteries."
description: "Providing for responsible environmental management of batteries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5144"
citation: "Washington SB 5144 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stanford"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2bf304b-f1ac-4124-a9ce-51c1a8d9e1c5"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5144&year=2023"
source_hash: "c5674e3bec0d3967aeadd5715e62cd7e7674c69aae1d100eebded196544a32b9"
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 5144 (2023-2024) — Providing for responsible environmental management of batteries.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5144.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5144-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5144-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5144-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5144-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **40–6** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **42–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stanford — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-07** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-07** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-07** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-07** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-18** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-21** ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Environment & Energy. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-21** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-23** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-31** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-31** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Environment & Energy. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 40; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11** Chapter 434, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-11** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2bf304b-f1ac-4124-a9ce-51c1a8d9e1c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).