---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizing utility companies to securitize certain costs related to disasters or emergencies to lower costs to customers."
description: "Authorizing utility companies to securitize certain costs related to disasters or emergencies to lower costs to customers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1990"
citation: "Washington HB 1990 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abbarno"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-17"
last_action: "2025-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa610af0-720c-403c-a85f-35ea130e6cfe"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1990&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "160733da382e16c6102b97d726d7def3eb05219fc40d9b42cd7bfe698eab869d"
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 1990 (2025-2026) — Authorizing utility companies to securitize certain costs related to disasters or emergencies to lower costs to customers.

## 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/1990.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1990-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1990-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1990-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **78–16** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **45–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) — **93–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abbarno — primary (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Parshley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-17** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2025-02-20** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-02-20** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-27** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2025-02-27** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-10** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 25). `substitution`
- **2025-03-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-12** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-28** ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-28** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-03-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-03-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-04-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2025-04-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-21** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2025-04-21** Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-17** Chapter 310, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-05-17** Effective date 5/17/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa610af0-720c-403c-a85f-35ea130e6cfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).