House2025-26 sessionFiscal note

EHB 2575 — Reducing certain reporting obligations under environmental or energy laws.

Signed into law — Chapter 137, Laws of 2026

Sponsor
Hall
Introduced
January 19, 2026
Status
C 137 L 26
Last action
Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 23, 2026)

What this bill does

Reduces the frequency of Energy Independence Act reporting for electric utilities and eliminates an annual report for electric and water utilities on utility disconnections on days where a heat-related alert is issued. Reduces Department of Commerce reporting requirements by decreasing the number of interim State Energy Strategy implementation reports to once a cycle and by eliminating a biennial energy report.

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Floor votes

  • House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2026
    95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
  • House — Final Passage on Reconsideration · February 12, 2026
    95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
  • Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 5, 2026
    47 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting

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