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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 1342: Embodied carbon reductions

Modeling, measurement, and reporting embodied carbon emission reductions from structural building products in state-funded projects.

Summary

  • Requires reporting of product-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and life-cycle assessments for eligible products used in large construction contracts awarded by state agencies and institutions of higher education.
  • Requires the Department of Commerce (COM) to reimburse certain Washington-based manufacturers for a portion of the cost of producing the EPDs.
  • Directs the COM to select a public or nonprofit entity to collect and publish certain related data in a publicly available database.

From the House Bill Analysis 2023 (HB 1342), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2023
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Steele (R-12)
Introduced
January 16, 2023 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2024
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the modeling, measurement, and reporting of embodied carbon emission reductions from structural building products in state-funded projects;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Steele (R-12)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Mari Leavitt D-28Debra Lekanoff D-40Mike Chapman D-24Drew Stokesbary R-31

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Capital Budget.

HB 1342 in other sessions

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

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