republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1799.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning organic materials management."
description: "Concerning organic materials management."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1799"
citation: "Washington HB 1799 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "DEPARTMENT", "AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION", "BUSINESSES", "CITIES AND TOWNS", "CONSERVATION COMMISSION", "COUNTIES", "ECOLOGY", "DEPARTMENT", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY", "FARMS AND FARMING", "FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS", "GROWTH MANAGEMENT", "HAZARDOUS WASTE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "SOLID WASTE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fitzgibbon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e37cb43-20eb-4a37-b84c-c9970cbd3f4a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1799&year=2021"
source_hash: "6a25c33eeef99f4bdd53471109a0f3474008bd93a8d3107b31396cf2ba8ecdfe"
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 HB 1799 (2021-2022) — Concerning organic materials management.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1799.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1799-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1799-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1799-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#21) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **56–42** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#20) — **34–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fitzgibbon — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Environment, Energy & Technology. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 180, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2022-01-21T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-01T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-17T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-23T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e37cb43-20eb-4a37-b84c-c9970cbd3f4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).