S-3481.1
SENATE BILL 6219
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Senator J. Wilson
AN ACT Relating to repealing the pollution prevention planning requirements under chapter 70A.214 RCW; amending RCW 70A.15.2280 , 70A.218.020 , 70A.218.040 , 70A.218.050 , 70A.218.060 , 70A.218.070 , 70A.305.180 , and 78.56.100 ; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.110 and 70A.305.190 ; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 70A.214.010 , 70A.214.020 , 70A.214.030 , 70A.214.040 , 70A.214.050 , 70A.214.060 , 70A.214.070 , 70A.214.080 , 70A.214.090 , 70A.214.100 , 70A.214.110 , 70A.214.120 , 70A.214.130 , 70A.214.140 , 70A.214.150 , 70A.214.160 , and 70A.218.030 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. In 1990, the legislature adopted chapter 70A.214 RCW with the goal of reducing hazardous waste generation by 50 percent by 1995, emphasizing voluntary waste reduction strategies. The legislature also acknowledged in its findings that some industries would have limited potential to eliminate hazardous waste production. Many entities achieved significant reductions in their generation of hazardous waste through compliance with chapter 70A.214 RCW. The planning requirement has become obsolete and merely administrative, resulting in unnecessary costs for the reporting businesses and the department of ecology. Other environmental tools and programs enacted in the state hazardous waste management act and its related WAC regulations continue to incentivize lower hazardous waste output.
Therefore, chapter 70A.214 RCW should be repealed.
Sec. 2. RCW 43.21B.110 and 2025 c 327 s 1, 2025 c 319 s 6, 2025 c 316 s 301, 2025 c 314 s 13, 2025 c 311 s 7, and 2025 c 58 s 1008 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows: