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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act."
description: "Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 6246"
citation: "Washington SB 6246 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Slatter"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1bc1a4e-1884-4886-a34e-878acf0cd452"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6246&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "a54889a27f0c0c0f6542e8c6f17850183d4de20e4986d52c351b3d6cb8f3d0e1"
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 SB 6246 (2025-2026) — Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act.
## 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/Senate%20Bills/6246.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6246.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6246.PL.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) — **57–38** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Slatter — primary (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-20** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-28** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-02-03** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
- **2026-02-03** ENET - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-04** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2026-02-09** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-09** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-14** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-18** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-02-24** ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-25** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-03-02** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-03-02** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Environment & Energy. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-03-02** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-03-02** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2026-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2026-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2026-03-30** Chapter 253, 2026 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2026-03-30** Effective date 6/11/2026. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1bc1a4e-1884-4886-a34e-878acf0cd452`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).