2SHB 2073 — Concerning emissions of greenhouse gases from sources other than methane and carbon dioxide.

What this bill does

Requires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to complete a study by July 1, 2025 addressing sulfuryl fluoride and greenhouse gases with a high global warming potential used for anesthetic purposes (anesthetic GHGs), and to submit recommendations to the Legislature by October 1, 2025. Requires Ecology to develop a guidance document for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the use of anesthetic GHGs, and requires facilities at which medical, dental, and veterinary practitioners use anesthetic GHGs to only use anesthesia in a manner consistent with the guidance document, beginning July 1, 2026. Adds sulfuryl fluoride as a greenhouse gas under Washington greenhouse gas reporting statutes, beginning with calendar year 2025 reporting. Requires Ecology to identify the availability and feasibility of safer alternatives to sulfuryl fluoride as a fumigant.

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