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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2594: Electric & gas disclosures

Concerning disclosures to retail electric and natural gas customers.

Summary

  • Requires an electric utility or natural gas company to publish, or provide electronically, all proposed changes to its tariff for at least 30 days.
  • Requires an electric utility's or natural gas company's tariff change publication to include certain information, including the expected rate impacts of certain regulatory or policy decisions.
  • Requires the Energy and Climate Policy Advisory Committee convened by the Department of Commerce under the Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act to consider the establishment of a publicly accessible, statewide digital repository of utility and energy supply data.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2594), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2020
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2020
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Matt Boehnke (R-8)
Introduced
January 16, 2020 in the House
Last action
February 21, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to disclosures to retail electric and natural gas customers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Matt Boehnke (R-8)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Richard DeBolt R-20Sharon Shewmake D-42Keith Goehner R-12

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. ENVI - Majority; do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

HB 2594 in other sessions

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