Last updated: 3/26/2023
We will continue to update this page as our bills progress. To learn more about the bills below and why they’re important to our grassroots network, check out our 2023 Legislative Priorities.
Climate and Growth Management
Latest Update:
Both the Senate and House bills had public hearings on Tuesday, January 17th, with a significant amount of support from citizens, organizations, agencies, and officials.
SB 5203: Was heard in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs on January 17 at 8:00 AM. Results from public positions: 1218 Pros – 12 Cons – 1 Other. Was referred to the Senate Ways & Means committee and heard Thursday, March 23rd.
HB 1181: Was heard in the House Committee on Local Government on January 17 at 10:30 AM with an executive session on January 20 at 10:30 AM
Results from public positions: 1303 Pros – 21 Cons – 3 Other
ACTION: While the opportunity to sign in Pro has passed for now, you can still call the legislative hotline (1-800-562-6000) and ask your electeds to pass SB 5203.
The WRAP Act – R.I.P. – for now…
HB 1131 / SB 5154: The Washington Recycling And Packaging (WRAP) Act will overhaul how we manage waste here in Washington by implementing Extended Producer Responsibility, which essentially makes the producers of wasteful packaging pay for the end of life of that packaging.
Latest Update:
SB 5154 was heard in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 pm, Tuesday, Jan 17
Results from public positions: 1443 Pros – 32 Cons
Voted out of executive session in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 am on February 3, 2023 – hooray!
HB 1131 was heard in the House Committee on Environment & Energy before 4:00 pm Tuesday, Jan 17
Results from public positions: 1504 Pros
The WRAP Act failed to secure the votes it needed to survive the House.
Trifecta Plastics Bill
HB 1085: This bill will reduce plastic pollution in three ways. It will ban future installations of foam-filled docks, require lodging establishments to replace single-use plastic mini-toiletries with refillable body care products (shampoos, conditioners, etc), and will require any new installations of water drinking fountains to have attached water refill stations.
Latest Update:
This bill had its first hearing on Tuesday, Jan 10 in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM. You can watch the recording here. Huge shout out to everyone who signed in Pro!
Voted out of executive session in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM on January 26, 2023 and has been voted out of the executive session in Appropriations on Feb 9 at 4:00 pm UNANIMOUSLY, and made it out of Rule on Feb 28th with another unanimous vote, receiving 97 yays and 0 nos!
Currently scheduled for executive session in the Environment, Energy, & Technology Committee on March 21 at 1:30.
ACTION: You can still show your support by calling the toll-free legislative hotline at (800)
562-6000 (TTY for hearing impaired [800] 833-6388) between 8am and 7pm M-F to leave a
message for all three of your legislators at once. Ask them to support HB 1085 to reduce plastic
pollution!