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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1543

HB 1543: Clean buildings standard

Increasing compliance pathways for the clean buildings performance standard.

Summary

  • Exempts additional buildings from compliance with the State Energy Performance Standard (the Standard).
  • Allows the Department of Commerce to develop and authorize alternative metric targets for Tier 1 building compliance and to approve requests for extensions to comply with the Standard.
  • Requires certain gas and electric utilities to provide monthly energy consumption data for all buildings under the Standard, rather than just for large commercial buildings, to building owners or to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Prohibits penalties incurred from non-compliance from being passed along to tenants if tenants meet certain conditions.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1543), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 264, Laws of 2025
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 10, 2025
  3. Passed HouseFeb 20, 2025
  4. Passed SenateApr 9, 2025
  5. GovernorMay 13, 2025
  6. LawMay 13, 2025
Prime sponsor
Beth Doglio (D-22)
Introduced
January 23, 2025 in the House
Last action
May 13, 2025
Session law
Chapter 264, Laws of 2025
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5514
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1543, SHB 1543

AN ACT Relating to increasing compliance pathways for the clean buildings performance standard with alternative metrics and extensions for reporting;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Beth Doglio (D-22)

7 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Alex Ramel D-40Liz Berry D-36Cindy Ryu D-32Julia Reed D-36Davina Duerr D-1Lisa Parshley D-22Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 20, 2025
Version voted on: SHB 1543
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat57002
Republican39000
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 9, 2025
Version voted on: SHB 1543
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30000
Republican19000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 22, 2025
Version voted on: SHB 1543
94 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat57002
Republican37200
How each member voted

Yea (94)

Nay (2)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025. (SHB 1543)
  2. Chapter 264, 2025 Laws. (SHB 1543)
  3. Governor signed. (SHB 1543)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SHB 1543)
  5. President signed. (SHB 1543)
  6. Speaker signed. (SHB 1543)
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. (SHB 1543)
  8. House concurred in Senate amendments. (SHB 1543)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SHB 1543)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1543)
  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended. (SHB 1543)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1543)
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1543)
  14. ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (SHB 1543)
  15. First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. (SHB 1543)
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. (SHB 1543)
  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1543)
  18. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1543)
  19. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  20. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1543)
  21. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  22. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1543)
  23. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  24. ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1543)
  25. ENVI - Executive action taken by committee.
  26. ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  27. First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

HB 1543 in other sessions

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