BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5246: Energy facility site eval.

Facilitating predictable and timely application decisions by the energy facility site evaluation council.

Summary

Requires the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) to hold an adjudicative proceeding only for applications EFSEC determines are inconsistent with applicable land use plans, rather than all applications;?
Requires EFSEC to recommend application approval for an alternative energy resource and certain facilities if the record supports specified criteria; and??
Repeals the statutes that (1) allow for an expedited certification process, and (2) require the Governor to evaluate EFSEC efficiency.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5246), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to facilitating predictable and timely application decisions by the energy facility site evaluation council;

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.

SB 5246 (2023–24) Supreme court fiscal notes · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5246 (2021–22) Medicaid primary care reimb. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5246 (2019–20) Sunshine committee recs. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5246 (2017–18) Personal records/DEL access · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5246 (2015–16) Death benefits/LEOFF, WSPRS · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5246 (2013–14) Teacher and principal evals · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5246 (2011–12) Driving record abstracts · Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 2012
SB 5246 (2009–10) Motor vehicle restoration · Did not pass · died in committee