Providing consumer access to safe cookware and interstate and international trade certainty in the regulation of lead in cookware.



ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5975

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senate Environment, Energy & Technology (originally sponsored by Senators Harris, Cleveland, and Hasegawa)

READ FIRST TIME 02/04/26.

AN ACT Relating to providing consumer access to safe cookware and interstate and international trade certainty in the regulation of lead in cookware; amending RCW 70A.565.010 and 70A.565.020 ; adding a new section to chapter 70A.565 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 70A.350 RCW.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 70A.565.010 and 2025 c 266 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.