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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2312

HB 2312: Environmental decisions

Involving communities in environmental decision making.

Summary

  • Directs the Department of Health to identify highly impacted communities which have disproportionate public health challenges, high unemployment, low median income, or a high percentage of foreign-born, minority, or low English proficiency residents.
  • Gives the Department of Ecology authority to enter into agreements with parties to complete supplemental environmental projects in conjunction with the settlement of violations of environmental permits in highly impacted communities.
  • Directs state agencies to integrate environmental justice into their agency missions, to the extent practical.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2312), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2014
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gerry Pollet (D-46)
Introduced
January 15, 2014 in the House
Last action
February 5, 2014
Companion bill
SB 6417
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2312, SHB 2312

AN ACT Relating to involving communities in environmental decision making;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gerry Pollet (D-46)

11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Luis Moscoso D-1Jessyn Farrell D-46Cindy Ryu D-32Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Roger Freeman D-30Brady Walkinshaw D-43Steve Bergquist D-11Roger Goodman D-45Gael Tarleton D-36Mary Helen Roberts D-21

Votes

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

History

  1. ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2312)
  2. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2312)
  3. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2312)
  4. ENVI - Executive action taken by committee.
  5. Referred to Appropriations.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2312 in other sessions

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

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