---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning district energy systems."
description: "Concerning district energy systems."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1390"
citation: "Washington HB 1390 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ramel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/324a9911-f67f-4ba3-83ff-ba36541c6746"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1390&year=2023"
source_hash: "0675033666aa656bbe853752966cbe70ac868367f27650a05375f9398b868e1f"
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 1390 (2023-2024) — Concerning district energy systems.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1390.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1390-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1390-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1390-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **92–4** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#37) — **91–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ramel — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-09** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-09** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-09** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-13** Referred to Capital Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-22** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-22** CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** 2nd substitute bill substituted (CB 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-28** ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-28** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:30 PM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Environment, Energy & Technology. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 91; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 291, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/324a9911-f67f-4ba3-83ff-ba36541c6746`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).