BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1434: Environmental decisionmaking

Regarding the inclusion of community involvement in environmental decision making.

Summary

Grants the Department of Ecology (DOE) authority to require environmental permit applicants and potentially liable parties in highly impacted communities to participate in a mediated community dialogue process prior to the issuance of final permits or the establishment of final cleanup plans
Gives the DOE authority to require parties to complete supplemental environmental projects in conjunction with the settlement of violations of environmental permits.
Directs certain state agencies to incorporate environmental justice into their agency missions.

From the House Bill Analysis 2013 (HB 1434), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the inclusion of community involvement in environmental decision making;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1434 (2025–26) Eid al-Fitr & Eid al-Adha · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1434 (2023–24) DOH facilities/enforcement · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1434 (2021–22) Ag. mental health hotline · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1434 (2019–20) Noncriminal youth detention · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1434 (2017–18) Shared leave/pregnancy · Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2018
HB 1434 (2015–16) Forage fish spawning habitat · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1434 (2011–12) Sales, use, & B&O taxes · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1434 (2009–10) Spirits, beer & wine license · Did not pass · died in committee