---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibiting a utility from being assessed a penalty for not meeting its biennial acquisition target for cost-effective conservation in special circumstances outside the utility's control."
description: "Prohibiting a utility from being assessed a penalty for not meeting its biennial acquisition target for cost-effective conservation in special circumstances outside the utility's control."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1446"
citation: "Washington HB 1446 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "NATURAL DISASTERS", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c80e7f0d-06a2-4e43-8b37-b45c784c7b9a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1446&year=2021"
source_hash: "cee82e74b1f3cc3e41bfa72e973b5353429eafc20115305f2eb9d90b84ac738e"
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 1446 (2021-2022) — Prohibiting a utility from being assessed a penalty for not meeting its biennial acquisition target for cost-effective conservation in special circumstances outside the utility's control.

## 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/1446.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1446-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **93–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (ENVI 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 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.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 79, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-09T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-15T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-17T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-23T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c80e7f0d-06a2-4e43-8b37-b45c784c7b9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).