WA HB1712 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-13 - Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM
Pending: House Environment & Energy Committee
Hearing: Feb 13 @ 8:00 am in House Committee on Environment & Energy
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-13 - Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM
Pending: House Environment & Energy Committee
Hearing: Feb 13 @ 8:00 am in House Committee on Environment & Energy
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allowing the use of electricity generated by qualified biomass facilities in the Pacific Northwest to meet renewable resource requirements.
Title
Allowing the use of electricity generated by qualified biomass facilities in the Pacific Northwest to meet renewable resource requirements.
Sponsors
| Rep. Kevin Waters [R] | Rep. Alex Ybarra [R] | Rep. Jake Fey [D] | Rep. Stephanie Barnard [R] |
| Rep. Suzanne Schmidt [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-13 | House | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM. |
| 2025-01-29 | House | First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 285 | 030 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 285 | 040 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
