BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5380: Environmental justice
Increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions.
Summary
- Adds environmental justice to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review process, including the elements of the environment considered under SEPA and the SEPA checklist filled out by project proponents or SEPA lead agencies.
- Requires SEPA lead agencies to complete an environmental justice impact statement, meeting specified substantive criteria and following specified processes, for potentially impactful projects in certain communities.
- Prohibits, under the Clean Air Act, approvals for certain new air contaminant sources located in specified communities.
From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5380), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 21, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Liz Lovelett (D-40)
- Introduced
- January 21, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Companion bill
- HB 1303
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Liz Lovelett (D-40)
6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
SB 5380 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5380 (2023–24) Clean energy siting
- SB 5380 (2021–22) Building permit approval
- SB 5380 (2019–20) Opioid use disorder
- SB 5380 (2017–18) CTC property tax exemption
- SB 5380 (2015–16) Migratory birds
- SB 5380 (2013–14) Voter registr qualifications
- SB 5380 (2011–12) Tobacco products
- SB 5380 (2009–10) Statute of limitations