ESHB 1293: Concerning litter.
Signed into law: Chapter 312, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Klicker
- Introduced
- January 14, 2025
- Status
- C 312 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (May 17, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Raises the penalty for littering to a class 2 civil infraction, assessed separately from the existing penalty for dropped or thrown materials onto state highways. Creates a task force to reduce littering and litter and report task force findings.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 202590 yea · 7 nay · 1 not voting
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 27, 202598 yea · 0 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 26, 202527 yea · 20 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 15, 202546 yea · 2 nay · 1 not voting
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