HB 2575 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Reducing certain reporting obligations under environmental or energy laws.

HB 2575 reduces reporting burdens for utilities under Washington's environmental and energy laws. It changes annual reporting requirements to biennial (every two years) for qualifying utilities, simplifying the data they must submit - such as electricity savings, renewable energy acquisitions, and conservation expenditures - while removing some specific detail points. The bill directly affects investor-owned utilities and other qualifying energy providers by cutting the frequency of their compliance reports. This amendment streamlines administrative work without altering the underlying environmental or energy targets.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 19, 2026 Signed Mar 23, 2026
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Engrossed Bill Passed Legislature · 4 edits
MODERATE
The document is now a formal certification of enrollment, confirming that House Bill 2575 has been passed by both the House and Senate in the 2026 Regular Session. This change adds official signatures, vote counts, and a certificate from the Chief Clerk to validate the bill's final passage, transforming the text from a draft into an enrolled bill ready for the Governor.
TECHNICAL

Added a formal certification header including the 69th Legislature and 2026 Regular Session details.

Included specific vote counts (95-0 for House, 47-0 for Senate) and passage dates.

Inserted a certificate statement signed by the Chief Clerk attesting to the bill's passage.

Added signature lines for the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Secretary of State.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

490
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Mar 23, 2026
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-2)
senate
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
ENET - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
ENVI - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors