---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing the recommendations of the environmental justice task force."
description: "Implementing the recommendations of the environmental justice task force."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5141"
citation: "Washington SB 5141 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE", "AGRICULTURE", "DEPARTMENT", "COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY", "GOVERNOR", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "INDIANS", "MINORITIES", "NATURAL RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT", "PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP", "TRANSPORTATION", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Saldaña"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cad5d38c-7afc-45d4-8263-2f7f8c6b9ceb"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5141&year=2021"
source_hash: "30d601c587cdd284203b9e0423d0fbf6f1349793ffff5f6f38c828d1653e619d"
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 5141 (2021-2022) — Implementing the recommendations of the environmental justice task force.

## 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/5141.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5141-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5141-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5141-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **56–41** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Saldaña — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; 1st 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`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+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`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Environment & Energy. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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, 56; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 314, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-09T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2021-03-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-16T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-25T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations 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/cad5d38c-7afc-45d4-8263-2f7f8c6b9ceb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).