Concerning livestock methane emissions.

 H-0846.1

HOUSE BILL 1630

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Parshley, Duerr, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Ramel, Reed, Ryu, and Hill

Read first time 01/27/25. Referred to Committee on Environment & Energy.

AN ACT Relating to livestock methane emissions; adding a new section to chapter 70A.15 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and that Washington continues to experience the dangerous impacts of climate change from greenhouse gas emissions, including devastating fires, drought conditions, and record-breaking summer temperatures.

(2) The legislature finds cattle release significant amounts of methane through their digestion process and manure production.