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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SHB 1458

HB 1458: Embodied carbon/buildings

Reducing embodied carbon emissions of buildings and building materials.

Summary

  • Requires the State Building Code Council to adopt rules relating to embodied carbon emissions reduction standards for building projects and establishes three paths through which building projects may comply with those rules.
  • Requires the Department of Commerce to establish a standard form for embodied carbon emissions reductions to be reported for a building project and establish a database for reporting information.
  • Requires the 2030 State Building Code to achieve a 30 percent reduction in embodied carbon emissions for permitted construction.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1458), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Davina Duerr (D-1)
Introduced
January 21, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1458, SHB 1458, 2SHB 1458

AN ACT Relating to reducing embodied carbon emissions of buildings and building materials;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Davina Duerr (D-1)

11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Beth Doglio D-22Victoria Hunt D-5Sharlett Mena D-29Liz Berry D-36Julia Reed D-36Alex Ramel D-40Lisa Parshley D-22Strom Peterson D-21Shaun Scott D-43Gerry Pollet D-46Natasha Hill D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SHB 1458)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1458)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. Referred to Appropriations. (2SHB 1458)
  5. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1458)
  6. Referred to Appropriations.
  7. CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SHB 1458)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (2SHB 1458)
  9. CB - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 1458)
  10. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1458)
  11. CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1458)
  12. CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. Minority; do not pass.
  14. CB - Executive action taken by committee.
  15. Referred to Capital Budget. (SHB 1458)
  16. Referred to Capital Budget.
  17. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1458)
  18. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1458)
  19. Minority; do not pass.
  20. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  22. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1458 in other sessions

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

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