Governor’s toxics bill passed out of committee, referred to Rules
April 8th, 2015 | Published in HB 1472
April 8th, 2015 | Published in HB 1472
April 7th, 2015 | Published in HB 1472
HB 1472 (Concerning use of chemical action plans to require safer chemicals in Washington) will be considered in an executive session in the Senate Ways and Means committee today at 10 a.m.
April 1st, 2015 | Published in SB 5347
April 1st, 2015 | Published in HB 1472
HB 1472 (Concerning use of chemical action plans to require safer chemicals in Washington) was passed out of the Energy, Environment & Telecommunications, but with an amendment that removes major Ecology’s role in the bill. The bill was passed along to the Senate Ways and Means committee.
The amendment takes away Ecology’s authority to enforce the new laws:
The department may adopt rules as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering, and enforcing this chapter, except that rules adopted to implement section 5 of this act may not require a manufacturer to conduct an alternatives assessment without express authority from the legislature.