Expanding the state battery stewardship program to include electric vehicle batteries.

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SENATE BILL 5045

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators J. Wilson, Dozier, Christian, McCune, Holy, Boehnke, Schoesler, Fortunato, Hasegawa, and Wellman

Prefiled 12/13/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.

AN ACT Relating to expanding the state battery stewardship program to include electric vehicle batteries; amending RCW 70A.205.505 , 70A.205.510 , 70A.205.515 , 70A.205.520 , 70A.205.525 , 70A.205.530 , 70A.555.005 , 70A.555.010 , 70A.555.020 , 70A.555.030 , 70A.555.040 , 70A.555.060 , 70A.555.070 , 70A.555.130 , and 70A.555.140 ; and adding new sections to chapter 70A.555 RCW.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 70A.205.505 and 2020 c 20 s 1197 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) No person may knowingly dispose of a vehicle battery except by delivery to: A person or entity selling lead acid batteries, a person or entity authorized by the department to accept the battery, or to a secondary lead smelter.