Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2251: Climate commit. act accounts
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2026
Concerning climate commitment act accounts.
What the bill says
An act Relating to climate commitment act accounts; amending RCW 70A.65.100, 70A.65.230, 70A.65.280, 70A.65.300, 70A.65.040, 70A.65.060, 70A.65.200, 70A.65.305, 76.04.196, and 76.13.120; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.300 and 70A.65.030; adding new sections to chapter 70A.65 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 70A.65.250, 70A.65.260, and 70A.65.270; and providing an effective date. NEW SECTION.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to climate commitment act accounts; amending RCW 70A.65.100, 70A.65.230, 70A.65.280, 70A.65.300, 70A.65.040, 70A.65.060, 70A.65.200, 70A.65.305, 76.04.196, and 76.13.120; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.300 and 70A.65.030; adding new sections to chapter 70A.65 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 70A.65.250, 70A.65.260, and 70A.65.270; and providing an effective date. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 70A.65 RCW to read as follows: (1) The climate commitment act operating account is created in the state treasury. Receipts from the auction of allowances authorized in this chapter must be deposited into the account as provided in RCW 70A.65.100. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. The legislature intends expenditures from the account to supplement, not supplant, existing expenditures for similar purposes. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the following (b) Programs, activities, and projects in the operating budget that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase resilience to the impacts of climate change, result in long-term environmental benefits, or otherwise achieve the purposes of this chapter; (c) Tribal capacity grants for tribal consultation under RCW 70A.65.305 or tribal projects and activities related to climate resilience and adaptation, clean energy, state or federal grant funding applications, or other related work; (d) The working families' tax credit in RCW 82.08.0206; (e) The same authorized uses …
Sponsors
- Joe Fitzgibbon (D) · primary sponsor
- Mia Gregerson (D)
- Lisa Parshley (D)
- Brianna Thomas (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 7/1/2027.
- : Chapter 219, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 4.
- : House concurred in Senate amendments.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (March 11, 2026): 54 yea, 40 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (March 6, 2026): 34 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Transportation: Do pass as amended (March 2, 2026): 10 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Do pass as amended (February 26, 2026): 14 yea, 5 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 16, 2026): 56 yea, 41 nay, passed
- House Committee on Transportation: The second substitute bill be substituted therefor and the second substitute bill do pass and do not pass the substitute bill by Committee on Appropriations (February 9, 2026): 18 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Common questions
- What is HB2251?
- HB2251 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Climate commit. act accounts.
- What does HB2251 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to climate commitment act accounts; amending RCW 70A.65.100, 70A.65.230, 70A.65.280, 70A.65.300, 70A.65.040, 70A.65.060, 70A.65.200, 70A.65.305, 76.04.196, and 76.13.120; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.300 and 70A.65.030; adding new sections to chapter 70A.65 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 70A.65.250, 70A.65.260, and 70A.65.270; and providing an effective date. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of HB2251?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 7/1/2027. (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2251?
- Joe Fitzgibbon (D), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2251?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2251&Year=2025
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