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Yes: 212 • No: 27
WashingtonHB 19752025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Amending the climate commitment act by adjusting auction price containment mechanisms and ceiling prices, addressing the department of ecology's authority to amend rules to facilitate linkage with other jurisdictions, and providing for market dynamic analysis.
Sponsored By: Joe Fitzgibbon (Democratic)
Became Law
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 4 mixed.
Law only takes effect if funded
This law is conditional. If the omnibus budget does not provide specific funding by June 30, 2025, the entire act is null and void.
Long-term cap budgets and updates
Ecology adopts annual allowance budgets through 2040 by October 1, 2028. Budgets must put covered entities on track to meet the 2030, 2040, and 2050 limits and must adjust for any offsets used. Allowances can be banked and do not expire. Ecology completes program evaluations by December 31, 2027 and after the third, fifth, and sixth compliance periods, and must adjust budgets if needed; it also explains what would trigger more changes. By October 1, 2026 Ecology adds to the baseline a share for new covered entities based on their emissions compared to 2015–2019 totals, with an option to exclude an emergency outlier year. If Washington links with another program, Ecology must align compliance period dates, but the first period still ends December 31, 2026.
Price caps and backstops for covered businesses
The law sets a hard price ceiling of $80 per allowance in 2026 and 2027. After 2027, the ceiling rises each year with the reserve auction floor price. From 2027–2040, 2%–5% of each year’s allowances go into a price reserve, and all reserve allowances planned through 2040 are made available during the second compliance period. If the reserve runs out, Ecology sells price ceiling units only to entities that lack enough instruments for the current period; these cannot be traded and must be retired that period. Covered entities may use price ceiling units to meet their obligation. If Washington links to another program, Ecology can align the ceiling with that program, but not below $80 in 2026–2027 unless needed to link. Money from selling price ceiling units goes into a new account and must fund ton‑for‑ton, real and verifiable emission cuts.
Flexible reporting and compliance timing
When a third party such as EPA delays needed data, Ecology can set new due dates for any 2024–2030 reports, but no later than June 1, 2031. In those years, Ecology may also delay or change the annual percentage of compliance instruments that covered or opt‑in entities must transfer. This keeps the program workable when data arrive late.
Public modeling of program costs
Ecology studies the allowance market and posts the results. It reports prices, supply and demand, who trades, and how much of the budget each group uses. It also runs and posts economic models of the program. By December 31, 2026 it includes a linkage scenario and posts results, with updates by December 31, 2027 and every two years. Posted results show program benefits, the social cost of carbon, sector costs, and key assumptions.
New emissions reporting and checks
Reporters must file an annual greenhouse gas report if emissions from a single facility or fuel sales reach 10,000 metric tons CO2e or more. Most reports are due March 31; electric power entities file by June 1. Ecology may require power entities to report emissions from electricity bought, sold, imported, exported, or exchanged. Reports must be verified if the reporter emits 25,000 metric tons CO2e or more, or has a compliance obligation that period; similar verification from a linked program can be accepted. Ecology can add gases to the greenhouse gas list only if Congress, EPA, or a linked program already lists the gas, and it must notify the Legislature first.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joe Fitzgibbon
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Lisa Parshley
Democratic • House
Mary Dye
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/22/2025
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate
Yes: 83 • No: 13 • Other: 2
Senate vote • 4/15/2025
3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate
Yes: 45 • No: 3 • Other: 1
House vote • 3/10/2025
3rd Reading & Final Passage
Yes: 84 • No: 11 • Other: 3
Actions Timeline
Effective date 7/27/2025.
5/17/2025HouseChapter 320, 2025 Laws.
5/17/2025HouseGovernor signed.
5/17/2025legislatureDelivered to Governor.
4/25/2025legislaturePresident signed.
4/24/2025legislatureSpeaker signed.
4/23/2025legislaturePassed final passage; yeas, 83; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 2.
4/22/2025HouseHouse concurred in Senate amendments.
4/22/2025HouseThird reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1.
4/15/2025HouseRules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
4/15/2025HouseCommittee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
4/15/2025HousePlaced on second reading by Rules Committee.
4/11/2025HouseWM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Environment, Energy & Technology.
4/8/2025HousePassed to Rules Committee for second reading.
4/8/2025HouseReferred to Ways & Means.
3/31/2025HouseAnd refer to Ways & Means.
3/28/2025HouseMinority; do not pass.
3/28/2025HouseENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
3/28/2025HouseFirst reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
3/12/2025HouseThird reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 3.
3/10/2025HouseRules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
3/10/2025House2nd substitute bill substituted.
3/10/2025HouseRules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
3/9/2025HouseReferred to Rules 2 Review.
2/28/2025HouseAPP - Executive action taken by committee.
2/27/2025House
Bill Text
Session Law
5/22/2025
Bill as Passed Legislature
4/24/2025
Second Substitute
3/3/2025
Substitute Bill
2/21/2025
Original Bill
2/14/2025
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