Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB1742: Urban design/environment
Status: Passed one chamber, March 12, 2026
Concerning environmentally sustainable urban design.
What the bill says
An act Relating to environmentally sustainable urban design; adding new sections to chapter 43.21A RCW; and creating a new section. NEW SECTION.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to environmentally sustainable urban design; adding new sections to chapter 43.21A RCW; and creating a new section. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) Washington state intends to lead the world in the quality of life and the environmental attributes of its cities. The legislature recognizes that major environmental health disparities exist within urban areas and that the architectural design of urban areas plays a critical role in the function and health of the ecosystems they inhabit. (2) The legislature also finds that the built environment itself can be a cause of various forms of pollution that harm humans and wildlife. These forms of pollution include, but are not limited to, noise pollution, light pollution, water pollution through impervious surfaces that channel untreated stormwater runoff to waterways, and building materials that radiate heat causing an urban heat island effect. While regulation, incentives, investments, and innovations in the energy and transportation sector will begin to address harmful air emissions in urban areas, the state recognizes that additional policy leadership and creativity must be directed to reducing these additional forms of pollution that are a by-product of a densely built urban environment. (3) The legislature further finds that there are significant opportunities for incorporating architectural and landscape design in urban areas and the built environment with myriad environmental and health benefits. …
Sponsors
- Mary Dye (R) · primary sponsor
- Beth Doglio (D)
- Joe Fitzgibbon (D)
- Janice Zahn (D)
- Lisa Parshley (D)
- Davina Duerr (D)
- Gerry Pollet (D)
Latest actions
- : By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- : Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
- : Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- : First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Floor amendment
- : 2nd substitute bill substituted
- : Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- : Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 13, 2026): 92 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Committee on Appropriations: The second substitute bill be substituted therefor and the second substitute bill do pass (February 9, 2026): 28 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Committee on Environment & Energy: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass (February 18, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ECOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF, PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS
Common questions
- What is HB1742?
- HB1742 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Urban design/environment.
- What does HB1742 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to environmentally sustainable urban design; adding new sections to chapter 43.21A RCW; and creating a new section. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of HB1742?
- Passed one chamber as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1742?
- Mary Dye (R), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1742?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1742&Year=2025
Source: official Washington record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.