---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the protection of native pollinators, including bees."
description: "Concerning the protection of native pollinators, including bees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5552"
citation: "Washington SB 5552 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSERVATION", "PARKS", "NATURAL RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT", "PUBLIC LANDS", "WEEDS", "WILDLIFE", "AGRICULTURE", "DEPARTMENT", "FISH AND WILDLIFE", "DEPARTMENT", "AGRICULTURE", "ROADS AND HIGHWAYS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liias"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5272a6bb-31a6-47ba-ba84-1e224d6e43bf"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5552&year=2019"
source_hash: "b938f1f2383ba63d0c42277e58a74aaa56fbf3ae9fd8cc025d8b208eb506c9c2"
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 5552 (2019-2020) — Concerning the protection of native pollinators, including bees.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5552.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5552-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#34) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Liias — primary (person)
- Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
- Honeyford — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Schoesler — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-23** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-21** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-09** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** RDAN - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-08** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-15** Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
- **2019-04-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Chapter 353, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-09** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-14T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2019-04-03T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
- **2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5272a6bb-31a6-47ba-ba84-1e224d6e43bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).