---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning utility connection charge waivers."
description: "Concerning utility connection charge waivers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1302"
citation: "Washington HB 1302 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cortes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e70e4816-3725-4741-9dce-a89056eff25c"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1302&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "63f8f5b5d5f7265369d1b56171f78c0948048810fdbbd990fcdd67563162046d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 1302 (2025-2026) — Concerning utility connection charge waivers.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1302.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1302-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1302-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#38) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **76–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cortes — primary (person)
- Barnard — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Timmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-15** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-27** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-01-30** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-01-30** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted (ENVI 25). `substitution`
- **2025-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2025-02-14** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-21** ENET - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-04-15** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-27** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2026-01-12** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2026-01-13** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-01-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-01-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 76; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-01-16** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-20** ENET - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-23** Chapter 127, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-23** Effective date 6/11/2026. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e70e4816-3725-4741-9dce-a89056eff25c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).