Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Washington HB 2296
Expanding the use of distributed energy resources.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hall (Democratic)
Cosponsors (12)
- Callan (Democratic)
- Reed (Democratic)
- Leavitt (Democratic)
- Ramel (Democratic)
- Fitzgibbon (Democratic)
- Parshley (Democratic)
- Zahn (Democratic)
- Duerr (Democratic)
- Doglio (Democratic)
- Gregerson (Democratic)
- Stearns (Democratic)
- Pollet (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 23, 2026): Effective date 6/11/2026.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:38 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 House | Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#20) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#20) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
Actions
- Mar 23, 2026
Effective date 6/11/2026. - Mar 23, 2026
Chapter 136, 2026 Laws. - Mar 23, 2026
Governor signed. - Mar 12, 2026
Delivered to Governor. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
President signed. - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Speaker signed. - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. - Mar 11, 2026 · House
House concurred in Senate amendments. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Floor amendment(s) adopted. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Committee amendment not adopted. - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Minority; without recommendation. - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM. - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM. - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 4. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
1st substitute bill substituted (ENVI 26). - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Referred to Rules 2 Review. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Minority; without recommendation. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM. - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM. - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM. - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM. - Jan 12, 2026 · House
First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. - Jan 7, 2026 · House
Prefiled for introduction.