---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the expiration date of the invasive species council."
description: "Concerning the expiration date of the invasive species council."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5063"
citation: "Washington SB 5063 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Honeyford"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d13bf818-cb2c-4ac5-b98f-8ee857613f1a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5063&year=2021"
source_hash: "e49014a20180f3beaba3b82e62f35b4d61a3d6c4120065aaa00bc8a493bf4711"
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 5063 (2021-2022) — Concerning the expiration date of the invasive species council.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5063.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Honeyford — primary (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** AWNP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** RDAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 177, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-14T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2021-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-08T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-15T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2021-04-01T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2021-04-01T13:00:00+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/d13bf818-cb2c-4ac5-b98f-8ee857613f1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).