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WashingtonSB 59822025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Updating provisions for consumer-owned utilities, including port districts, and affected market customers under the clean energy transformation act.

Sponsored By: Victoria Hunt (Democratic)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 6 mixed.

Market customers face reporting and enforcement

The utilities commission sets reporting rules for affected market customers to show compliance. The commission may waive reporting if a market customer buys only nonemitting or renewable power. The commission can enforce these requirements on affected market customers on its own or when asked.

Who counts as an affected market customer

A market customer is a nonresidential user that buys power from a non‑covered supplier or makes power for itself or a lessee. You are an affected market customer only if you first met that definition after May 7, 2019. Your electric load is the megawatt‑hours you buy from non‑covered suppliers plus what you generate for your own use. Small fossil‑fuel backup used only for emergencies does not count. Nonresidential customers that made less than 100% of their own power before May 7, 2019 are excluded.

What counts as nonemitting power and methane rules

Nonemitting electric generation is power that produces no greenhouse gases when generated. It does not include renewable resources. On‑site methane capture, like landfill gas or digesters, cannot change the emission claim of the electricity. Those avoided emissions may still be sold as separate credits or offsets.

More utility reporting and customer transparency

Commerce sets reporting rules so electric utilities can show compliance. Starting with the interim report due July 1, 2026, consumer‑owned utilities must list unspecified electricity contracts over 31 days used to serve Washington customers, with length, purpose, and months contracted. Port districts start that same reporting on July 1, 2030. Investor‑owned utilities must give the same data to the utilities commission. Utilities must make these required reports available to their retail customers.

Ports treated as utilities; one-customer PUDs exempt

Port districts and some mutual utilities that sell power to at least one retail customer are consumer‑owned utilities. They must follow clean energy compliance and reporting rules. A public utility district with only one retail customer is exempt if the same customer remains on January 1, 2026 and the district still gets 100% of its power from the Bonneville Power Administration.

Rules for clean projects and thermal credits

Ecology writes rules for energy transformation project investments, in consultation with the commission and Commerce. The rules set how projects are verified and reported. Commerce also creates rules to measure and track thermal renewable energy credits that may be used for compliance.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Victoria Hunt

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Marko Liias

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sharon Shewmake

    Democratic • Senate

  • T'wina Nobles

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 117 • No: 75

Senate vote • 3/10/2026

Final Passage as Amended by the House

Yes: 30 • No: 19

House vote • 2/28/2026

Final Passage as Amended by the House

Yes: 57 • No: 37 • Other: 4

Senate vote • 2/11/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 30 • No: 19

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 6/11/2026.

    3/24/2026Senate

  2. Chapter 181, 2026 Laws.

    3/24/2026Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    3/24/2026legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    3/12/2026legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    3/11/2026legislature

  6. President signed.

    3/11/2026legislature

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    3/10/2026Senate

  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.

    3/10/2026House

  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/28/2026Senate

  10. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.

    2/28/2026Senate

  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 4.

    2/28/2026Senate

  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    2/25/2026Senate

  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/23/2026Senate

  14. Minority; without recommendation.

    2/19/2026Senate

  15. Minority; do not pass.

    2/19/2026Senate

  16. ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    2/19/2026Senate

  17. ENVI - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/19/2026Senate

  18. First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

    2/14/2026Senate

  19. Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    2/11/2026Senate

  20. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/11/2026Senate

  21. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    2/11/2026Senate

  22. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    2/10/2026Senate

  23. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    2/2/2026Senate

  24. Minority; without recommendation.

    1/30/2026Senate

  25. ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    1/30/2026Senate

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