BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 2290: Untreated sewage discharges

Providing funding for salmon recovery through a fee assessed on municipal discharges of untreated sewage into Puget Sound.

Summary

Imposes a fee of 1 cent for every gallon of discharge contaminated by untreated sewage that a municipal sewer system or treatment plant releases into the Puget Sound or connected waters and requires the Department of Ecology to adopt related rules.

From the House Bill Analysis 2024 (HB 2290), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to providing funding for salmon recovery through a fee assessed on municipal discharges of untreated sewage into Puget Sound;

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 2290 (2025–26) Schools/sales tax · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2290 (2019–20) Dyslexia early screening · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2290 (2017–18) City utility surplus · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2290 (2015–16) Public record request limits · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2290 (2013–14) City seasonal employees/PERS · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2290 (2011–12) Tax rate change limits · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2290 (2009–10) Nursing facility medicaid · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2290 (2007–08) Students with autism · Did not pass · died in committee