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Washington House Environment and Energy Committee
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committee members
Peter Abbarno (R)
Hunter Abell (R)
Stephanie Barnard (R)
Liz Berry (D)
Chair
Beth Doglio (D)
Davina Duerr (D)
Ranking Member
Mary Dye (R)
Jake Fey (D)
David Hackney (D)
Assistant Ranking Member
Mark Klicker (R)
Shelley Kloba (D)
John Ley (R)
Sharlett Mena (D)
Gloria Mendoza (R)
Alex Ramel (D)
Chris Stearns (D)
Chipalo Street (D)
David Stuebe (R)
Sharon Wylie (D)
Alex Ybarra (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB1018 | Adding fusion energy to facilities that may obtain site certification for the purposes of chapter 80.50 RCW. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1024 | Concerning the leasing authority of the state parks and recreation commission at St. Edward State Park. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1041 | Improving choices of replacement tires for consumers. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1071 | Implementing strategies to achieve higher recycling rates within Washington's existing solid waste management system. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1107 | Concerning environmental impacts of fashion. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1117 | Removing the delegation of authority related to California motor vehicle emissions standards to generate new transportation revenue for the state by reducing administration burdens on the government and the people. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1150 | Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1154 | Ensuring environmental and public health protection from solid waste handling facility operations. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1188 | Requiring local government and tribal approval of wind and solar siting recommendations by the energy facility site evaluation council. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1236 | Increasing penalties for littering. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1237 | Facilitating predictable and timely application decisions by the energy facility site evaluation council. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1249 | Creating the commercial liftoff for energy from advanced nuclear advisory commission. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1253 | Expanding the ability of consumer-owned utilities to enter into joint use agreements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1288 | Concerning environmental leadership through outdoor recreation and climate adaptation investments. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB1290 | Improving climate resiliency through the development of a water quality trading program for recipients of national pollutant discharge elimination system general permits. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB1293 | Concerning litter. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/14/2025 |
| HB1302 | Concerning utility connection charge waivers. | Crossed Over | 01/15/2025 |
| HB1303 | Increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions. | In Committee | 01/15/2025 |
| HB1328 | Accelerating the development of clean energy and transmission. | In Committee | 01/16/2025 |
| HB1329 | Concerning wholesale power purchases by electric utilities under the Washington clean energy transformation act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/16/2025 |
| HB1336 | Protecting utility consumer meter choice. | In Committee | 01/16/2025 |
| HB1409 | Concerning the clean fuels program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1420 | Establishing producer responsibility for textiles. | In Committee | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1461 | Concerning contracts for materials or work required by joint operating agencies. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/21/2025 |
| HB1462 | Reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydrofluorocarbons. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/21/2025 |
| HB1481 | Concerning the commercial liftoff for energy from advanced nuclear study. | In Committee | 01/21/2025 |
| HB1497 | Improving outcomes associated with waste material management systems. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2025 |
| HB1513 | Safeguarding natural resources in the Washington State Seashore Conservation Area. | In Committee | 01/22/2025 |
| HB1514 | Encouraging the deployment of low carbon thermal energy networks. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2025 |
| HB1522 | Concerning approval of electric utility wildfire mitigation plans. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2025 |
| HB1543 | Increasing compliance pathways for the clean buildings performance standard. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/23/2025 |
| HB1550 | Improving the end-of-life management of electric vehicle batteries. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB1598 | Concerning fair access to community solar. | In Committee | 01/24/2025 |
| HB1607 | Concerning recycling and waste reduction. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB1615 | Increasing consistency in the classifications of water systems. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/27/2025 |
| HB1630 | Concerning livestock methane emissions. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB1652 | Reducing environmental impacts associated with the operation of certain ocean-going vessels. | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| HB1656 | Authorizing electrical companies to securitize certain wildfire-related costs to lower costs to customers. | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| HB1670 | Increasing transparency regarding sewage-containing spills. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/28/2025 |
| HB1673 | Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state. | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| HB1679 | Encouraging electric utility investments in advanced nuclear reactor projects for clean energy transformation act compliance. | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| HB1689 | Adopting emission standards for ocean-going vessels at berth. | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| HB1690 | Assessing the state's existing water and sewer systems. | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| HB1712 | Allowing the use of electricity generated by qualified biomass facilities in the Pacific Northwest to meet renewable resource requirements. | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| HB1715 | Regarding the costs of compliance with the state energy performance standard. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/29/2025 |
| HB1742 | Concerning environmentally sustainable urban design. | In Committee | 01/30/2025 |
| HB1749 | Ensuring consideration of climate change, carbon sequestration, environmental health disparities, and treaty-protected and cultural resources in the state environmental policy act. | In Committee | 01/30/2025 |
| HB1756 | Concerning lead in cookware. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| HB1789 | Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback program. | In Committee | 02/03/2025 |
| HB1804 | Improving accessibility of community solar projects in Washington state. | In Committee | 02/03/2025 |
| HB1819 | Increasing transmission capacity. | Crossed Over | 02/04/2025 |
| HB1842 | Allowing public utility districts to form, own, or use captive insurers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/05/2025 |
| HB1844 | Advancing the production and use of alternative jet fuels in Washington. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB1847 | Prioritizing the development of distributed alternative energy resources in targeted circumstances. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB1856 | Concerning the compliance obligation under the climate commitment act for certain municipal gas utilities. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB1857 | Concerning asbestos-containing building materials. | Crossed Over | 02/05/2025 |
| HB1871 | Incentivizing grid-connected residential battery energy storage systems. | In Committee | 02/06/2025 |
| HB1901 | Concerning mattress producer responsibility organizations. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| HB1903 | Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| HB1906 | Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HB1912 | Concerning the exemption for fuels used for agricultural purposes in the climate commitment act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| HB1937 | Establishing a presumption of compliance for entities covered under the state’s industrial stormwater general permit under certain circumstances. | In Committee | 02/11/2025 |
| HB1947 | Reducing satellite management agency requirements for simple group B public water systems. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| HB1975 | Amending the climate commitment act by adjusting auction price containment mechanisms and ceiling prices, addressing the department of ecology's authority to amend rules to facilitate linkage with other jurisdictions, and providing for market dynamic analysis. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/14/2025 |
| HB1990 | Authorizing utility companies to securitize certain costs related to disasters or emergencies to lower costs to customers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/17/2025 |
| HB2008 | Concerning chemicals in certain personal hygiene products. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB2010 | Creating a safe drinking water grant program for economically distressed communities. | In Committee | 02/21/2025 |
| HJM4003 | Concerning the United States government joining the global community in formally developing a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| SB5033 | Concerning sampling or testing of biosolids for PFAS chemicals. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/09/2025 |
| SB5036 | Strengthening Washington's leadership and accountability on climate policy by transitioning to annual reporting of statewide emissions data. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/13/2025 |
| SB5175 | Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/07/2025 |
| SB5284 | Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/09/2025 |
| SB5300 | Concerning the leasing authority of the state parks and recreation commission at St. Edward State Park. | Crossed Over | 03/04/2025 |
| SB5317 | Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council from certain appeals. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| SB5360 | Concerning environmental crimes. | Crossed Over | 03/06/2025 |
| SB5445 | Revised for Engrossed: Encouraging the development of distributed energy resources. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/13/2025 |
| SB5466 | Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state. | Crossed Over | 03/12/2025 |
| SB5494 | Protecting Washington communities from lead-based paint. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/09/2025 |
| SB5627 | Improving safe excavation practices and preventing damage to underground utilities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/08/2025 |
| SB5628 | Concerning lead in cookware. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/14/2025 |