---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning eligibility, enrollment, and compensation of small forestland owners volunteering for participation in the forestry riparian easement program."
description: "Concerning eligibility, enrollment, and compensation of small forestland owners volunteering for participation in the forestry riparian easement program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5667"
citation: "Washington SB 5667 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Muzzall"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2024-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afa70414-a364-4e29-b3a1-6b5267bea7ee"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5667&year=2023"
source_hash: "0961653c59265d22969b9133efb0bd0dc6c571040f65f04cb3a99c880da2dec4"
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 5667 (2023-2024) — Concerning eligibility, enrollment, and compensation of small forestland owners volunteering for participation in the forestry riparian easement program.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5667.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5667-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5667-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#42) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Muzzall — primary (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-16** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-01-11** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-11** AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-11** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-11** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-11** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-12** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-02-02** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-02** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-05** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted (AWNP 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-21** AGNR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Capital Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** CB - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-18** Chapter 158, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-18** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afa70414-a364-4e29-b3a1-6b5267bea7ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).