BOMA Supported bills still alive this legislative session (as of February 18, 2022)
SB 5354 – Traffic Control Officers – Once amended, this bill would allow a flagger or flaggers to assist cars with egress from buildings in select cities when approved by the city as part of their traffic control plan. (Still Needs to be Amended in 2022)
SB 5862 – C-PACER Financing Fix – Counties are taking a strict interpretation of the law that could render it unenforceable, so we need to fix this issue to have a working program in WA State.
HB 1971 – Smoke & Fire Damper Fix – Extends compliance date to July 2023 and provides for more qualified resting contractors. (This bill alive in a different form – would send the issues to the State Building Code Council.)
Other bills BOMA is continuing to engage:
HB 1774/SB 5722 – Performance Standards for Buildings Under 50,000 feet – This bill would apply many of the provision of building energy performance standards from HB 1257 (2019) to buildings from 20,000-50,000 square feet.The following issues with the bill need to be addressed:
1770: Requires new buildings to be net-zero ready. Requires each city, town, and county to enforce the Washington State energy code for residential buildings or adopt the statewide residential reach code. • Requires the State Building Code Council to adopt a statewide residential reach code. • Requires a home affordability cost analysis to be conducted for any change to the Washington State energy code for residential buildings.
Bills that are no longer active this legislative session:
This bill died in committee HB 1766: Requires gas companies regulated by the Utilities and Transportation Commission to develop and implement Clean Heat Transition Plans, with the first due by January, 2024. • Limits gas companies' ability to provide new gas service and to install new gas equipment to meet energy conservation targets. • Allows gas companies to provide renewable hydrogen and hydrogen produced by electrolysis as part of a renewable gas program.
This bill died in committee HB 1767: Authorizes the governing body of municipal electric utilities and public utility districts (PUDs) to adopt a targeted electrification plan that establishes a finding that utility outreach and investment in the electrification of customers' end use equipment in residential and commercial buildings will provide net benefits to the utility or PUD. • Identifies certain benefits that may, and certain costs that must, be addressed in a targeted electrification plan. • Authorizes municipal electric utilities and PUDs, upon the adoption of a targeted electrification plan, to offer incentives and establish other programs to accelerate the targeted electrification of homes and buildings for their customers.
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