HB 1302 — Concerning utility connection charge waivers.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-15
AN ACT Relating to allowing local governments to encourage sustainable technology and resiliency by waiving utility connection charges for organizations utilizing industrial symbiosis;
Latest action: 2025-02-13 — 1st substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Cortes, Julio (D, WA-38) — sponsor · 2025-01-15
- Barnard, Stephanie (R, WA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-01-15
- Simmons, Tarra (D, WA-23) — cosponsor · 2025-01-15
- Reed, Julia (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2025-01-15
- Springer, Larry (D, WA-45) — cosponsor · 2025-01-15
- Timmons, Joe (D, WA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-01-15
Action timeline
- · house — First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.
- · house — ENVI - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · house — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4.
- · house — First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
- · house — ENET - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · house — By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- · house — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 76; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
- · house — ENET - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 127, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | Barnard, Stephanie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-15 | Cortes, Julio | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-15 | Reed, Julia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-15 | Simmons, Tarra | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-15 | Springer, Larry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-15 | Timmons, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cortes, Julio (D, state_lower WA-38) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Barnard, Stephanie (R, state_lower WA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Reed, Julia (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Simmons, Tarra (D, state_lower WA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Springer, Larry (D, state_lower WA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Timmons, Joe (D, state_lower WA-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-01-15 · cosponsored by Barnard, Stephanie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-15 · cosponsored by Reed, Julia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-15 · cosponsored by Springer, Larry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-15 · sponsored by Cortes, Julio (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-15 · cosponsored by Simmons, Tarra (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-15 · cosponsored by Timmons, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship