BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 5503: Phosphorus in lake water

Protecting lake water quality by reducing phosphorus from lawn fertilizers.

Summary

After January 1, 2011, a person may not apply a fertilizer containing phosphorus to turf.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5503), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to protecting lake water quality by reducing phosphorus from lawn fertilizers;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5503 (2025–26) Public employee bargaining · Enacted · Chapter 387, Laws of 2025
SB 5503 (2023–24) Nursing ed./clinical hours · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5503 (2021–22) Long-term care products · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5503 (2019–20) On-site sewage systems · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 21, Laws of 2019
SB 5503 (2017–18) Safety belts on school buses · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5503 (2015–16) Habitual property offenders · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5503 (2013–14) Delinquent property taxes · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5503 (2011–12) State government · Did not pass · died in committee