republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5275.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enhancing opportunity in limited areas of more intense rural development."
description: "Enhancing opportunity in limited areas of more intense rural development."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5275"
citation: "Washington SB 5275 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOUNDARIES", "GROWTH MANAGEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Short"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c306bd41-581b-4547-b342-570d52fce885"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5275&year=2021"
source_hash: "fd4750f16e328cd6a7bf0780a86c0643e3ad425117a3fca14730ead45367da44"
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 5275 (2021-2022) — Enhancing opportunity in limited areas of more intense rural development.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5275.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5275-S.E.htm)
3. **Second Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5275-S.E2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5275-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **96–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Short — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HLG 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:30 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** LG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** LG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 220, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2021-01-27T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM
- **2021-02-11T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-16T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T12:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 08:30 AM
- **2022-02-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-23T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government 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/c306bd41-581b-4547-b342-570d52fce885`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).