Reducing embodied carbon emissions of buildings and building materials.

 H-2736.1

HOUSE BILL 2273

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Duerr, Doglio, Berry, Reed, Parshley, Zahn, Street, and Pollet

Prefiled 01/06/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Local Government.

AN ACT Relating to reducing embodied carbon emissions of buildings and building materials; adding new sections to chapter 19.27 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 19.27 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The state building code council shall adopt and amend rules as necessary to accomplish the embodied carbon emissions reductions required in section 8 of this act. In developing these standards, the state building code council shall consult with the appropriate state agencies, including the department of enterprise services, the department of commerce, the department of ecology, the University of Washington, an existing technical work group with relevant expertise, and other interested parties.