republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2019-2020/sb-5552.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Concerning the protection of native pollinators, including bees.	Concerning the protection of native pollinators, including bees.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2019-2020	SB 5552	Washington SB 5552 (2019-2020)	bill	CONSERVATION PARKS NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT PUBLIC LANDS WEEDS WILDLIFE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS	enacted	Liias	2	44	3	2019-01-23	2019-05-09	openstates	ocd-bill/5272a6bb-31a6-47ba-ba84-1e224d6e43bf	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5552&year=2019	b938f1f2383ba63d0c42277e58a74aaa56fbf3ae9fd8cc025d8b208eb506c9c2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 5552 (2019-2020) — Concerning the protection of native pollinators, including bees.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — 48–0 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#34) — 49–0 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16) — 98–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Liias — primary (person)
• Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
• Honeyford — cosponsor (person)
• Hunt — cosponsor (person)
• Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
• Schoesler — cosponsor (person)
• Short — cosponsor (person)
• Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
• Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
• Warnick — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-23 First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. reading-1
• 2019-02-21 AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2019-02-21 And refer to Ways & Means. referral-committee
• 2019-02-21 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2019-02-22 Referred to Ways & Means.
• 2019-02-26 WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
• 2019-03-01 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2019-03-05 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2019-03-08 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2019-02-21 AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2019-02-21 And refer to Ways & Means. referral-committee
• 2019-02-21 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2019-02-22 Referred to Ways & Means.
• 2019-02-26 WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
• 2019-03-01 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2019-03-05 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2019-03-08 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2019-03-08 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2019-03-08 Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. reading-3
• 2019-03-09 First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. reading-1
• 2019-04-03 RDAN - Majority; do pass.
• 2019-04-03 Referred to Appropriations.
• 2019-04-08 APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• 2019-04-09 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2019-04-11 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• 2019-04-15 Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
• 2019-04-15 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2019-04-15 Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2019-04-22 Senate concurred in House amendments.
• 2019-04-22 Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. passage
• 2019-04-24 President signed. passage
• 2019-04-24 Speaker signed. passage
• 2019-04-25 Delivered to Governor.
• 2019-05-09 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2019-05-09 Chapter 353, 2019 Laws. became-law
• 2019-05-09 Effective date 7/28/2019. became-law
• 2019-02-14T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
• 2019-02-21T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
• 2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
• 2019-02-26T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
• 2019-03-19T14:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
• 2019-04-03T12:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM
• 2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
• 2019-04-08T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5272a6bb-31a6-47ba-ba84-1e224d6e43bf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).