Improving the end-of-life management of electric vehicle batteries.

 H-1565.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1550

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Street, Doglio, Mena, Hunt, Ramel, Berry, Reed, Duerr, Gregerson, Kloba, Paul, Parshley, Callan, Taylor, Ormsby, Pollet, Santos, Scott, Macri, and Hill)

READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.

AN ACT Relating to improving the end-of-life management of electric vehicle batteries; amending RCW 70A.205.505 and 70A.555.010 ; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.110 and 43.21B.300 ; adding a new chapter to Title 70A RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) In addition to the findings described in RCW 70A.555.005 , the legislature finds that:

(a) In 2023, the legislature enacted producer responsibility requirements for most types of smaller and medium-sized batteries, but elected to further study how to best manage electric vehicle batteries prior to establishing producer responsibility requirements for such batteries;