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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning net metering."
description: "Concerning net metering."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5223"
citation: "Washington SB 5223 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "UTILITIES", "STUDIES", "ENERGY", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Palumbo"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 57
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ffcd80f-133c-4d81-8724-25870592c28e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5223&year=2019"
source_hash: "59dcd11a4a7ddcd165efce86c494fdfbc0ec6813d14edb9f0c2ae2bea0435af0"
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 5223 (2019-2020) — Concerning net metering.
## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5223.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5223-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5223-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5223-S.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#30) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- 636 DeBolt Pg 2 Ln 27 (#31) — **42–53** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **29–19** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#32) — **55–40** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Palumbo — primary (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-16** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-24** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-01-24** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-01-25** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-18** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-18** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-18** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-19** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-01-24** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-01-24** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-01-25** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-18** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-18** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-18** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-19** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-18** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-18** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-18** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-02-19** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2019-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-04** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-04** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-06** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2019-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-04-30** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-30** Chapter 235, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-30** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-16T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
- **2019-01-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-05T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-18T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-14T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-26T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 03:30 PM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ffcd80f-133c-4d81-8724-25870592c28e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).