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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SHB 1211

HB 1211: Clean energy

Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future.

Summary

  • Requires all electric utilities to eliminate coal-fired resources from their allocation of electricity by December 31, 2025.
  • Requires that all retail sales of electricity to Washington customers be greenhouse-gas neutral by January 1, 2030.
  • Requires that nonemitting and renewable resources supply 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to Washington customers by January 1, 2045.
  • Establishes an administrative penalty of $100 per megawatt-hour of electric generation that is not electricity from a renewable resource or nonemitting resource used to meet an electric utility's retail electric load, times certain source-specific multipliers.
  • Extends the expiration date for a sales and use tax exemption for certain alternative energy machinery and equipment from January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2030.
  • Amends the Utilities and Transportation Commission's ratemaking authorities over investor-owned utilities.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1211), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gael Tarleton (D-36)
Introduced
January 16, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
SB 5116
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1211, SHB 1211, 2SHB 1211

AN ACT Relating to supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gael Tarleton (D-36)

27 co-sponsors (27 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Beth Doglio D-22Gerry Pollet D-46Derek Stanford D-1Mike Chapman D-24Strom Peterson D-21Laurie Jinkins D-27Zack Hudgins D-11Tina Orwall D-33Sharon Wylie D-49Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Javier Valdez D-46Laurie Dolan D-22Mike Sells D-38Cindy Ryu D-32Tana Senn D-41Lisa Callan D-5Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Jake Fey D-27Jeff Morris D-40Vandana Slatter D-48Amy Walen D-48Nicole Macri D-43Steve Tharinger D-24Roger Goodman D-45Shelley Kloba D-1Marcus Riccelli D-3June Robinson D-38

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SHB 1211)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1211)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. Referred to Appropriations. (2SHB 1211)
  5. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1211)
  6. Referred to Appropriations.
  7. Minority; without recommendation. (2SHB 1211)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (2SHB 1211)
  9. FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SHB 1211)
  10. FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1211)
  11. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1211)
  12. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1211)
  13. Minority; without recommendation.
  14. Minority; do not pass.
  15. FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  16. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1211)
  17. Referred to Finance.
  18. ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1211)
  19. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1211)
  20. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1211)
  21. Minority; do not pass.
  22. Minority; without recommendation.
  23. ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  24. First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

HB 1211 in other sessions

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

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