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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1960: Renewable energy

Enacted 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 1960 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities. Primary sponsor: Alex Ramel (D). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Governor signed.

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 encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex RamelPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
April BergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Joe FitzgibbonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Shaun ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43

“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. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 260, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 1/1/2028.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 86; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 48 actions. Full history

Sources

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