---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning dedicated accounts for fees collected for the implementation of environmental programs."
description: "Concerning dedicated accounts for fees collected for the implementation of environmental programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 6151"
citation: "Washington SB 6151 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stanford"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-15"
last_action: "2026-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc400027-d003-4da7-9f04-e924119cf441"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6151&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "b9136ce87b88ba1b577df1c47d0ca6ced611aac496f0f7d1213518ca75b24550"
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 6151 (2025-2026) — Concerning dedicated accounts for fees collected for the implementation of environmental programs.

## 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/6151.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6151.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stanford — primary (person)
- Boehnke — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-15** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-02-05** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2026-02-05** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-05** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-02-16** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-19** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2026-02-27** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-27** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-17** Chapter 87, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-17** 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/cc400027-d003-4da7-9f04-e924119cf441`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).