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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1656: Wildfire costs/securitizing

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1656 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizing electrical companies to securitize certain wildfire-related costs to lower costs to customers. Primary sponsor: Peter Abbarno (R). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to authorizing electrical companies to securitize certain wildfire-related costs to lower costs to customers;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Peter AbbarnoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Stephanie BarnardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Mary DyeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Jake FeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Jenny GrahamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Mark KlickerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
John LeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Sharlett MenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Shaun ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Larry SpringerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Mike SteeleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
David StuebeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Mike VolzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Alex YbarraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. House Rules "X" file.
  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  4. ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  5. Minority; without recommendation.
  6. ENVI - Executive action taken by committee.
  7. First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page