HB1906 — Supportive testimony on House Bill 1906: the speaker thanked the committee for hearing the bill and its striking amendment, said the legislation in its current form helps inform water users, and urged the committee to move the bill forward.
HB1906 — Referenced as the bill just heard; hearing was on the striking amendment in the EBB.
Kevin Van dewyck — Testified on behalf of Thurston PUD in support of the bill.
Jeff Wilson — Asked about the removal of the right of first refusal and whether the bill changes how relinquishment works.
Jeff Wilson — Referenced as 'Kevin's PUD' in the discussion of future ownership and costs.
Jeff Wilson — Referenced as 'Kevin's PUD' in the discussion of future ownership and costs.
Jeff Wilson — Questioned the removal of the right of first refusal and asked whether the bill changes the relinquishment process.
Jeff Wilson — Referenced in the question about whether the bill changes the relinquishment process.
Jeff Wilson — Referenced in the discussion of future costs and notice.
Jeff Wilson — The exchange appears to continue with committee questioning; speaker attribution is uncertain.
Jeff Wilson — Addressed as 'Senator Schumake' in the witness's remarks; the transcript likely misidentifies the senator.
Jeff Wilson — The transcript says 'Senator Elias,' but no such member is in the expected list; this is likely a transcription error and is preserved as uncertain.
Jeff Wilson — The transcript says 'Senator Schumake' in connection with the striking amendment; this appears to be a transcription error and is preserved as uncertain.
June Robinson — Question was attributed to Senator Lovellett, likely referring to Senator Lovick or another member; transcription is uncertain.
Bill Ramos — Mentioned as part of the committee exchange? No, this appears to be a transcription uncertainty; name not clearly identifiable.
Manka Dhingra — The witness jokingly referenced being nervous because Senator Slatter was present; the text is uncertain.
Manka Dhingra — Senator Elias is identified as the next speaker, but no substantive remarks are captured in this excerpt.
Manka Dhingra — Senator Leas spoke in support of the regulatory sandbox concept, emphasizing protections, sideboards, and stakeholder work.
Manka Dhingra — Senator Hunt offered praise for the chair's collaborative leadership and use of economics in committee work.
Kim Cushing — Kim Cushing, committee staff, was introduced for the record and then began briefing the committee on Substitute House Bill 2296 during executive session.
HB2296 — Introduced in executive session as a bill expanding the use of distributed energy resources.
HB2296 — Introduced as the next bill before the committee, with two striking amendments labeled A and B.
SB6050 — Substitute Senate Bill 6050 is discussed as the companion bill and the source of provisions being folded into the current amendment. The discussion notes that the amendment draws language from SSB 6050, including the portable solar generation device definition and additional provisions related to utility investment in energy conservation programs.
HB2115 — Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2115 is introduced for executive session briefing, followed by a brief recap that the committee heard the bill previously and that it would require electric utilities to make tariffs or policies available for emerging large energy use facilities.
Drew Stokesbary — Offered amendment C to the striking amendment for the bill being discussed.
Liz Lovelett — Offered a striking amendment to HB 1170.
Liz Lovelett — Offered the striking amendment for HB 1170.
Liz Lovelett — Offered striking amendment G to HB 1903.
HB1170 — Bill on artificial intelligence disclosures; requires provenance detection tools and disclosures, with enforcement by the Attorney General.
HB2416 — Bill on fair treatment of waste-to-energy facilities under the Climate Commitment Act; establishes a no-cost allowance allocation process.
HB2416 — The committee moved to consider the bill and its striking amendment labeled E.
HB1903 — Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1903 is introduced as legislation to establish a statewide low-income energy assistance program, later described as creating that program within the Department of Commerce. The discussion then returns to the bill with a question about reimbursement language for utilities, indicating continued consideration of the same measure and its implementation details.
HB1903 — The committee considered striking amendment G on the bill and discussed the reimbursement mechanism.
HB1742 — Introduced as the next bill, concerning environmentally sustainable urban design.
HB1742 — Described as concerning environmentally sustainable urban design and establishing the Center for Environmentally Sustainable Urban Design at Ecology.
HB1833 — The transcript appears to contain a numbering error; the speaker says the last bill is 1833, then says 'Second Substitute House Bill 1830.'
HB1833 — Described as establishing the Spark Act grant program and being scheduled for executive action under Rule 49.
HB1833 — The chair corrected the bill number and introduced Second Substitute House Bill 1833 with striking amendment H. Discussion then focused on the bill’s regulatory sandbox, with concerns raised about ensuring adequate protections and balancing the sandbox approach against development occurring elsewhere without supervision or monitoring.
Jamie Pedersen — Senator Leas is identified as offering the striking amendment, then speaks to the committee about the ongoing disagreement over whether qualified utility workers can install meter-mounted devices and asks for a vote so the bill can move forward.
Shelly Short — Asked for clarification about whether Commerce reimburses utilities directly and noted differences from earlier versions of the bill.
Shelly Short — Senator Short praised the bill's work for utilities and energy-burdened customers, while expressing concern about the reimbursement mechanism.
HB2515 — Introduced as the next bill before the committee, with striking amendment C and subamendments C1 and C2.
HB1906 — The committee considered the bill, adopted a striking amendment labeled F, and moved it forward with a due pass recommendation.
Bill Clark — Bill Clark was present as an in-person testifier and then testified in support of the legislation on behalf of the Washington PUD Association.
Kevin Banderbeg — Listed as an in-person testifier.
Charlie Brown — Charlie Brown is identified as an in-person testifier and then introduces himself as speaking on behalf of Northwest Natural in support of the bill.
Christine Brewer — Listed as an in-person testifier.
Christine Brewer — Christine Brewer, representing Washington Water Service, introduced herself and explained that the company is a private water utility regulated by the UTC. She testified in support of the striking amendment while requesting clarifying amendments, particularly regarding the UTC rate-making process. She concluded by inviting questions.