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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Promoting the establishment of thermal energy networks."
description: "Promoting the establishment of thermal energy networks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2131"
citation: "Washington HB 2131 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ramel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-04"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a49b22c4-7336-4b3c-9c7c-a44e26be66a9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2131&year=2023"
source_hash: "defa91cc9e8b45b59b88edf1522663e72657dd09a79c30e187c7abd951dec779"
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 2131 (2023-2024) — Promoting the establishment of thermal energy networks.
## 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/2131.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2131-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2131-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2131-S.PL.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#34) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#40) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ramel — primary (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-16** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-01-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-01-23** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-26** Referred to Capital Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-02** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-02** CB - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Environment & Energy. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-02** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-05** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-09** 1st substitute bill substituted (ENVI 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-09** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** ENET - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28** Chapter 348, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-28** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a49b22c4-7336-4b3c-9c7c-a44e26be66a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).