Reducing environmental impacts associated with bags provided to customers at retail establishments.

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H-2662.1

HOUSE BILL 2233

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Parshley, Doglio, Ryu, Ramel, Berry, Reed, Street, Duerr, Kloba, Gregerson, Fosse, Pollet, and Zahn

Prefiled 12/31/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Environment & Energy.

AN ACT Relating to reducing environmental impacts associated with bags provided to customers at retail establishments; amending RCW 70A.530.005 , 70A.530.020 , 70A.530.030 , 70A.530.040 , and 70A.530.050 ; reenacting and amending RCW 70A.530.010 ; and providing an effective date.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 70A.530.005 and 2021 c 33 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) State policy has long placed waste reduction as the highest priority in the collection, handling, and management of solid waste. Reducing plastic bag waste holds particular importance among state waste reduction efforts for a number of reasons:

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

17.7% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 41%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -1 45/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 270 days quiet

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