Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2367: Coal-fired electric plant
Status: Signed into law, March 11, 2026
Eliminating preferential treatment related to a coal-fired electric generating plant.
What the bill says
An act Relating to eliminating preferential treatment related to a coal-fired electric generating plant; amending RCW 70A.65.080 and 80.80.110; repealing RCW 82.08.811 and 82.12.811; and declaring an emergency.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT Relating to eliminating preferential treatment related to a coal-fired electric generating plant; amending RCW 70A.65.080 and 80.80.110; repealing RCW 82.08.811 and 82.12.811; and declaring an emergency. Sec. 1. RCW 70A.65.080 and 2025 c 282 s 2 are each amended to read as follows: (1) A person is a covered entity as of the beginning of the first compliance period and all subsequent compliance periods if the person reported emissions under RCW 70A.15.2200 for any calendar year from 2015 through 2019, or if additional data provided as required by this chapter indicates that emissions for any calendar year from 2015 through 2019 equaled or exceeded any of the following thresholds, or if the person is a first jurisdictional deliverer and imports electricity into the state during the compliance (b) Where the person is a first jurisdictional deliverer and generates electricity in the state and emissions associated with this generation equals or exceeds 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent; (c)(i) Where the person is a first jurisdictional deliverer importing electricity into the state (B) For unspecified sources, the cumulative annual total of emissions associated with the imported electricity exceeds 0 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent; or (C) For electricity purchased from a federal power marketing administration pursuant to section 5(b) of the Pacific Northwest electric power planning and …
Sponsors
- Joe Fitzgibbon (D) · primary sponsor
- Beth Doglio (D)
- Liz Berry (D)
- Sharlett Mena (D)
- Alex Ramel (D)
- Lisa Parshley (D)
- Shelley Kloba (D)
- Davina Duerr (D)
- Timm Ormsby (D)
- Natasha Hill (D)
- Gerry Pollet (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 3/11/2026.
- : Chapter 37, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 28, 2026): 29 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology: Do pass (February 20, 2026): 7 yea, 3 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 12, 2026): 63 yea, 33 nay, passed
- House Committee on Finance: Do pass (February 6, 2026): 11 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Committee on Environment & Energy: Do pass (January 22, 2026): 19 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS, CREDITS, DEDUCTIONS, DEFERRALS, ETC.
Common questions
- What is HB2367?
- HB2367 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Coal-fired electric plant.
- What does HB2367 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to eliminating preferential treatment related to a coal-fired electric generating plant; amending RCW 70A.65.080 and 80.80.110; repealing RCW 82.08.811 and 82.12.811; and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of HB2367?
- Signed into law as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 3/11/2026. (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2367?
- Joe Fitzgibbon (D), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2367?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2367&Year=2025
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