---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning utility relocation."
description: "Concerning utility relocation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 5690"
citation: "Washington SB 5690 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MacEwen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2026-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/809512ef-e458-4438-bee3-3672b19f9292"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5690&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "b126fdda7dab08d97a5204342f81a4397a77ac3b82734e0e6b14e1bf29b3afdc"
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 5690 (2025-2026) — Concerning utility relocation.

## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5690.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5690-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5690-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5690-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- MacEwen — primary (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Muzzall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2025-02-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-02-27** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-27** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted (TRAN 25). `substitution`
- **2025-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-06** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-04-04** TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-27** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2026-01-12** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2026-01-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Transportation.
- **2026-01-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-02-05** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2026-02-05** TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2026-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2026-02-10** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** Rules suspended.
- **2026-02-12** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2026-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted (TRAN 26). `substitution`
- **2026-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-14** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-19** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-03-02** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:00 PM.
- **2026-03-02** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-09** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-18** Chapter 106, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2026. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/809512ef-e458-4438-bee3-3672b19f9292`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).