Concerning naturally occurring fibrous silicate materials.

 S-3872.1

SENATE BILL 6213

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Harris and Boehnke

AN ACT Relating to naturally occurring fibrous silicate materials; amending RCW 70A.450.030 , 70A.450.060 , and 70A.450.070 ; and reenacting and amending RCW 70A.450.020 .

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

Sec. 1. RCW 70A.450.020 and 2020 c 100 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

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

(1) "Asbestos" includes the asbestiform varieties of actinolite, amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite), tremolite, chrysotile (serpentine), crocidolite (riebeckite), anthophyllite, and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered. The chemical abstracts service registry number for each is as follows: Asbestos (1332-21-4), actinolite (( (13768-00-8) )) (77536-66-4) , amosite (12172-73-5), tremolite (( (14567-73-8) )) (77536-68-6) , chrysotile (12001-29-5), crocidolite (12001-28-4), and anthophyllite (( (17068-78-9) )) (77536-67-5) .