---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing the recommendations of the pollinator health task force."
description: "Implementing the recommendations of the pollinator health task force."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5253"
citation: "Washington SB 5253 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE", "DEPARTMENT", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "CONSERVATION", "CONSERVATION COMMISSION", "FARMS AND FARMING", "FISH AND WILDLIFE", "DEPARTMENT", "PUBLIC WORKS", "TAXES - PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liias"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d79d872c-770f-483b-8054-830fd35b82fc"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5253&year=2021"
source_hash: "31025ae66c8450ea27025d8fb1c222bef85330ebcb4f32e5428b73ee4780cf8a"
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 5253 (2021-2022) — Implementing the recommendations of the pollinator health 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/5253.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5253-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5253-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Liias — primary (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+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 with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+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 with amendment(s) by Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 278, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-04T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks 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
- **2021-02-22T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:30 AM
- **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/d79d872c-770f-483b-8054-830fd35b82fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).