Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB6172: Coal-fired electric plant
Status: Passed one chamber, February 26, 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 introduced 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
- Marko Liias (D) · primary sponsor
- Samuel Hunt (D)
- Liz Lovelett (D)
- Derek Stanford (D)
- Mike Chapman (D)
- Jesse Salomon (D)
- Jessica Bateman (D)
- Noel Frame (D)
- T'wina Nobles (D)
- Jamie Pedersen (D)
- Rebecca Saldaña (D)
Latest actions
- : Senate Rules "X" file.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- : Minority; do not pass.
- : ENET - Majority; do pass.
- : Executive action 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.
Votes
- Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology: Do pass (February 3, 2026): 7 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS, CREDITS, DEDUCTIONS, DEFERRALS, ETC.
Common questions
- What is SB6172?
- SB6172 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Coal-fired electric plant.
- What does SB6172 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 SB6172?
- Passed one chamber as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: Senate Rules "X" file. (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB6172?
- Marko Liias (D), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB6172?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6172&Year=2025
Source: official Washington record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.