---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the design of public facilities."
description: "Concerning greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the design of public facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1280"
citation: "Washington HB 1280 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION", "BUILDINGS", "STATE", "CONSERVATION", "ENERGY", "ENTERPRISE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ramel"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6307a72-a219-4fe2-8389-c51d8a7df060"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1280&year=2021"
source_hash: "bc0484f8671692905b4d9e1f75b935aa97102f562d61a60307bb3f422708b190"
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 1280 (2021-2022) — Concerning greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the design of public facilities.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1280.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **57–39** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#3) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32) — **29–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ramel — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** ENVI - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Capital Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** CB - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2022-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** ENET - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 178, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2021-01-29T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-04T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-17T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-19T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-18T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-23T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-01T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-23T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6307a72-a219-4fe2-8389-c51d8a7df060`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).