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

 S-0799.1

SENATE BILL 5586

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Stanford, J. Wilson, Hasegawa, and Nobles

Read first time 01/30/25. Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.

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;