---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback program."
description: "Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 5175"
citation: "Washington SB 5175 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shewmake"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1065b54-3f00-4006-94d1-50755bf8f50d"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5175&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "3c6eda4c106810188fd91f6d98a55abbbc069ac03c21ae02f41ce5ab5d81e714"
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 5175 (2025-2026) — Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5175.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5175-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5175-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5175-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5175-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **58–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shewmake — primary (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2025-01-13** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-17** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-02-07** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-02-07** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-07** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-07** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-18** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-02-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-28** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 25). `substitution`
- **2025-03-05** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2025-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:30 AM.
- **2025-03-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-03-26** ENVI - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-03-28** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-04** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-04-05** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2025-04-05** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-05** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-04-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-17** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-22** Chapter 126, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-04-22** Effective date 6/30/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1065b54-3f00-4006-94d1-50755bf8f50d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).