ESHB 1522 — Concerning approval of electric utility wildfire mitigation plans.

What this bill does

Provides that an investor-owned electrical utility may file the company's wildfire mitigation plan with the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) and the UTC must approve or reject the plan within 60 days. Requires the UTC to approve an electrical utility's plan if the UTC finds that the plan meets certain requirements.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 7, 2025
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 15, 2025
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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