ESSB 5445 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to encouraging the development of distributed energy resources;
Description Encouraging utility investment in local energy resilience. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Encouraging the development of distributed energy resources.)

Details

Date Introduced 02/21/2025
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $270,052.16

Bill Topics

ENERGY
UTILITIES

Sponsors

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Environment, Energy & Technology (Public)
Hearing Senate Environment, Energy & Technology (Executive)
Hearing House Environment & Energy (Public)
Hearing House Environment & Energy (Executive)
Hearing House Appropriations (Public)
Hearing House Appropriations (Executive)

ESSB 5445 Bill Timeline

Go to ESSB 5445 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
05/13/2025
C 265 L 25
Governor signed.
05/13/2025
C 265 L 25
Chapter 265, 2025 Laws.
05/13/2025
C 265 L 25
Effective date 7/27/2025.
04/25/2025
C 265 L 25
Delivered to Governor.
04/24/2025
C 265 L 25
President signed.
04/24/2025
C 265 L 25
Speaker signed.
04/22/2025
C 265 L 25
Senate concurred in House amendments.
04/22/2025
C 265 L 25
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
04/15/2025
C 265 L 25
Committee amendment not adopted.
04/15/2025
C 265 L 25
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
04/15/2025
C 265 L 25
Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.
04/14/2025
C 265 L 25
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
04/08/2025
C 265 L 25
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
04/08/2025
C 265 L 25
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Environment & Energy.
04/08/2025
C 265 L 25
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
03/28/2025
C 265 L 25
Referred to Appropriations.
03/27/2025
C 265 L 25
ENVI - Executive action taken by committee.
03/27/2025
C 265 L 25
ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Environment & Energy.
03/13/2025
C 265 L 25
First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.
03/11/2025
C 265 L 25
1st substitute bill substituted.
03/11/2025
C 265 L 25
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
03/11/2025
C 265 L 25
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
03/11/2025
C 265 L 25
Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1.
03/03/2025
C 265 L 25
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/21/2025
C 265 L 25
ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/21/2025
C 265 L 25
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
01/23/2025
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.