WA SB 6246

enacted

Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 6246 pass?

Yes. WA SB 6246 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): Effective date 6/11/2026.

What is WA SB 6246 about?

WA SB 6246 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 6246?

Slatter is the primary sponsor of WA SB 6246, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-30 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-30
Effective date 6/11/2026.
became-law
2026-03-30
Chapter 253, 2026 Laws PV.
became-law
2026-03-30
Governor partially vetoed.
executive-veto-line-item
2026-03-12
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-11
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-11
President signed.
passage
2026-03-10
Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.
passage
2026-03-10
Senate concurred in House amendments.
2026-03-06
Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 3.
reading-3
2026-03-06
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-06
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-03-06
Committee amendment not adopted.
amendment-failure
2026-03-04
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-02
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-02
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Environment & Energy.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-27
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-25
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-24
ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
2026-02-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-14
First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-12
Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-02-12
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-12
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-02-10
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-09
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-09
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09
WM - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-06
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-04
Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-03
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-03
ENET - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
2026-01-28
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
2026-01-20
First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18)
2026-02-12 · pass · 27-22
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: no
- Braun: no
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: no
- Cortes: no
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: no
- Fortunato: no
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: no
- Goehner: no
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: no
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: no
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: no
- King: no
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: no
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: no
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: no
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: no
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: no
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: no
- Warnick: no
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: no
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1)
2026-03-06 · pass · 57-38
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: no
- Abell: no
- Barkis: no
- Barnard: no
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: no
- Callan: yes
- Chase: no
- Connors: no
- Corry: no
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: no
- Davis: yes
- Dent: no
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: no
- Engell: no
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: other
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: no
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: no
- Hackney: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hill: yes
- Jacobsen: no
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: no
- Klicker: no
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: no
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: no
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: no
- Marshall: no
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: no
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: other
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: no
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: no
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: no
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: no
- Stokesbary: no
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: no
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: no
- Volz: no
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23)
2026-03-10 · pass · 29-20
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: no
- Braun: no
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: no
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: no
- Fortunato: no
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: no
- Goehner: no
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: no
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: no
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: no
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: no
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: no
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: no
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: no
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: no
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: no
- Warnick: no
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: no

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6246&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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