Washington 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 5746 — Concerning drought preparedness, response, and funding.

Last action — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

60 added · 65 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to SB 5746 focus on the management of the emergency drought response account, clarifying that the account is specifically for immediate relief actions during drought emergencies. It also streamlines the process for authorizing expenditures, giving the authority to only the department director or their designee. These adjustments simplify the funding process and ensure that resources can be deployed quickly to address water shortages during emergencies, which is crucial for both affected communities and ecosystems.

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S-3687.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5746 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session By Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Warnick, Nobles, and Stanford) READ FIRST TIME 01/21/22.
S-3462.1 SENATE BILL 5746 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session By Senators Warnick, Nobles, and Stanford Prefiled 01/07/22.
Read first time 01/10/22.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
1 SSB 5746 (c) For the purposes of this chapter, eligible public entities include only:
1 SB 5746 (c) For the purposes of this chapter, eligible public entities include only:
2 SSB 5746 The state drought preparedness ((and response)) account is created in the state treasury.
2 SB 5746 The state drought preparedness ((and response)) account is created in the state treasury.
The office of financial management must determine the fund balance of the emergency drought response account as of the previous fiscal month before the issuance of an order of drought emergency.
The office of financial management must promptly notify the state treasurer and the department of the account balance and the necessary transfer amount once a determination is made.
A transfer based on the determination by the office of financial management may be made only once every fiscal year.
The emergency drought response account is created in the state treasury.
The emergency drought response account is created in the custody of the state treasurer.
All receipts from moneys received pursuant to section 3 of this act, moneys appropriated to the account by the legislature for the purpose of funding emergency drought response actions, or moneys directed to the account from any other lawful source must be deposited into the account.
All receipts from funds received pursuant to section 3 of this act must be deposited into the account.
Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
The account may also receive those moneys as may be appropriated by the legislature for the purpose of funding emergency drought response actions.
Expenditures from the account may be used only p.
Expenditures from the account may be used only for the costs of implementing the powers set forth in RCW 43.83B.410 through 43.83B.420 to provide relief for the immediate hardship caused by water unavailability while a drought emergency order issued pursuant to RCW 43.83B.405(2) is in effect.
3 SSB 5746 for the costs of implementing the powers set forth in RCW 43.83B.410 through 43.83B.420 to provide relief for the immediate hardship caused by water unavailability while a drought emergency order issued pursuant to RCW 43.83B.405(2) is in effect.
Only the director of the department or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account.
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The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
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Action History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  2. Referred to Appropriations.

  3. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM

  4. Minority; without recommendation.

  5. RDAN - Majority; do pass.

  6. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.

  7. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 08:00 AM

  8. Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.

  9. First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources.

  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  12. 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 22).

  13. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  14. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  16. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  17. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.

  18. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM

  19. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  20. Referred to Ways & Means.

  21. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM

  22. And refer to Ways & Means.

  23. AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  24. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.

  25. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM

  26. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.

  27. First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

  28. Prefiled for introduction.

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (148)

148 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16)

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Republican 13000
Democrat 18000
Total 49000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Billig — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlyle — Yea
Das — Yea
Frockt — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Honeyford — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
Mullet — Yea
Padden — Yea
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Yea
Sefzik — Yea
Sheldon — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Wilson, L. — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jeff Wilson Republican Yea
Jim McCune Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Ron Muzzall Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5746?
SB 5746 is sponsored by T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Derek Stanford (Democrat), and Judy Warnick (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 5746?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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