republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5678.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning energy transformation, nonemitting electric generation, and renewable resource project analysis and declaratory orders."
description: "Concerning energy transformation, nonemitting electric generation, and renewable resource project analysis and declaratory orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5678"
citation: "Washington SB 5678 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY", "UTILITIES", "UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Short"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc2f4072-b1c8-464d-8ed6-27d4f3e679fb"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5678&year=2021"
source_hash: "a54c771eb3dfddacedcdec21f97391fd1c9450be9b6492cf3230e3e5f6da2cf0"
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 5678 (2021-2022) — Concerning energy transformation, nonemitting electric generation, and renewable resource project analysis and declaratory orders.

## 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/5678.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5678-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Short — primary (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Environment, Energy & Technology. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (ENET 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** ENVI - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+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, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `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`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 92, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-13T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2022-01-27T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-04T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-24T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy 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/bc2f4072-b1c8-464d-8ed6-27d4f3e679fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).