BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6052

SB 6052: Petroleum product supply

Concerning petroleum products supply and pricing.

Summary

  • Requires, beginning January 1, 2026, a refinery, oil terminal operator, and major marketer to report or retain specified information regarding supply, pricing, transportation, maintenance, and transactions of transportation fuels, subject to confidentiality, cybersecurity, and other requirements.
  • Creates a Division of Petroleum Market Oversight (Division) within the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC), and directs the Division to gather, analyze, interpret, and report on submitted information and other transportation fuels supply and price information.
  • Requires the Division to submit a transportation fuels assessment to the Governor and Legislature, and requires the Division and the Department of Ecology to prepare a transportation fuels transition plan.
  • Authorizes the UTC to impose civil penalties for failing to provide or falsifying information related to transportation fuels.
  • Prohibits a person from making a deceptive environmental marketing claim related to transportation fuels.
  • Imposes an enhanced penalty under the Consumer Protection Act for unlawful acts or practices related to the sale of transportation fuels.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2024
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe Nguyen (D-34)
Introduced
January 9, 2024 in the Senate
Last action
January 31, 2024
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
HB 2232
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6052, SSB 6052

AN ACT Relating to petroleum products supply and pricing;

Sponsors

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6052)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6052)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6052)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6052)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

SB 6052 in other sessions

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