---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel."
description: "Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1091"
citation: "Washington HB 1091 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION", "COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "DRIVERS AND DRIVERS' LICENSES", "ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "FUELS", "IDENTIFICATION", "LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE", "JOINT (JLARC)", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "TRANSPORTATION", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fitzgibbon"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 72
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8833f6a-96b9-4ad6-8419-f5861b929aec"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1091&year=2021"
source_hash: "4f6028102c1edcac0231d12e4ef13e25bcc2574cb669ca624c6d2a01d840d9ed"
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 HB 1091 (2021-2022) — Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.

## 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/House%20Bills/1091.htm)
2. **Engrossed Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1091-S3.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1091-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1091-S.htm)
5. **Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1091-S3.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#10) — **27–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#9) — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#2) — **54–43** (pass) · lower
- 179 Klicker Pg 10 Ln 36 (#2) — **43–55** (fail) · lower
- 144 Maycumber Pg 5 Ln 32 (#1) — **41–57** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **52–46** (pass) · lower
- 143 Maycumber Pg 11 Ln 3 (#3) — **45–53** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fitzgibbon — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** TR - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd substitute bill substituted (TR 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 46; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Senate insists on its position and asks House for a conference.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee appointed. Senators Carlyle, Mullet, King.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee request granted.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee appointed. Representatives Dye, Fitzgibbon, Slatter.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report; received 2:10 PM 4/24/2021.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed by Senators Carlyle, Mullet; Representatives Fitzgibbon, Slatter. `passage`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report; received 2:11 PM 4/24/2021.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 54; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 317, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-14T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2021-01-15T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM
- **2021-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-04T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-02-09T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-02-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-10T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-16T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-27T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2021-04-01T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8833f6a-96b9-4ad6-8419-f5861b929aec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).