---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning filing of adjudication claims for precode uses of groundwater and surface water in the water resource inventory area 1 water rights adjudication."
description: "Concerning filing of adjudication claims for precode uses of groundwater and surface water in the water resource inventory area 1 water rights adjudication."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 5212"
citation: "Washington SB 5212 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shewmake"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-09"
last_action: "2025-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d194289-3947-40f8-9ac1-02686c982fa2"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5212&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "0db374d2df17eda528691ce957744b9d02ba6110f690d67f02fd5b03e65f484e"
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 5212 (2025-2026) — Concerning filing of adjudication claims for precode uses of groundwater and surface water in the water resource inventory area 1 water rights adjudication.

## 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/5212.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5212-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5212-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shewmake — primary (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-09** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2025-01-13** First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-01-30** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-01-30** ANR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-03** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-02-05** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted (ANR 25). `substitution`
- **2025-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-02-17** First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-19** Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-03-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-21** AGNR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2025-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2025-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-17** Chapter 318, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-05-17** Effective date 7/27/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d194289-3947-40f8-9ac1-02686c982fa2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).