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HB1673Introduced in the House

Relating To Landfill Units.

IntroducedHouse Energy & Environmental Protection

Introduced by Lisa Marten, District 51

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Repeals the prohibition on the construction, modification, or expansion of a landfill unit, or any component of a landfill unit, inland of an underground injection control line in a county with a population greater than five hundred thousand. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

February 19, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to WAL, EEP, JHA, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-03-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 98-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-19-26.

  10. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:45AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

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