WA HB1948 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-26 - Effective date 6/6/2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-26 - Effective date 6/6/2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Ensuring that methods for calculating the electric load of utilities under the energy independence act do not have the effect of discouraging voluntary investments in renewable power.
Title
Ensuring that methods for calculating the electric load of utilities under the energy independence act do not have the effect of discouraging voluntary investments in renewable power.
Sponsors
| Rep. Alex Ybarra [R] | Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon [D] | Rep. Julia Reed [D] | Rep. Jenny Graham [R] |
| Rep. Timm Ormsby [D] | Rep. Beth Doglio [D] | Rep. Gerry Pollet [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology: do pass (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House 3rd Reading & Final Passage (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-16 - House - House Committee on Environment & Energy: do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology: do pass (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House 3rd Reading & Final Passage (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-16 - House - House Committee on Environment & Energy: do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-26 | House | Effective date 6/6/2024. |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Chapter 278, 2024 Laws. |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Governor signed. |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Delivered to Governor. |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | ENET - Majority; do pass. |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM. |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM. |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
| 2024-01-16 | House | ENVI - Majority; do pass. |
| 2024-01-16 | House | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM. |
| 2024-01-15 | House | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM. |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM. |
| 2024-01-08 | House | First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. |
| 2023-12-14 | House | Prefiled for introduction. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 285 | 030 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 285 | 040 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
