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Democratic trifecta

Long session in odd years, short session in even years.

Senate · 49 seats Democratic
House · 98 seats Democratic
Governor Democratic

2026 Legislative Session — Summary

High-level counts of bills & resolutions this session

11
Total Bills
1
Signed/Enacted
0
In progress
10
Did not pass

All Time — Summary

High-level counts of all bills & resolutions on record

27
Total
1
Signed/Enacted
0
In progress
26
Did not pass

Generation Mix

2025 · EIA

103.1 TWh total · 7.5% nuclear

103,067GWh generated in state

Energy storage

Pumped 1 GWh
Discharged to the grid.

Consumes ~95,239 GWh · net exporter — 7% of generation is sent out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.

Market Structure

Regulated / Vertically Integrated
13.11¢
Residential/kWh
▼ 24%
10.95¢
Commercial/kWh
▼ 18%
6.88¢
Industrial/kWh
▼ 20%
▲/▼ vs US average (2025)

Nuclear Plants1 plant · 1,200 MW

Columbia Generating Station
Energy Northwest· PWR
1,200 MW
1 unit

2026 Legislative Session

Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Start Date
2025-01-13
End Date
2026-03-06
Status
Concluded
Next regular session convenes January 11, 2027

Legislation

0 bills introduced in 2026

No bills tracked for 2026.

Enacted Legislation

All bills and resolutions signed or enacted in Washington

HB 1018Signed2025
Adding fusion energy to facilities that may obtain site certification for the purposes of chapter 80.50 RCW.

This bill expands Washington State's energy facility siting law (Chapter 80.50 RCW) to include fusion energy facilities, allowing them to obtain site certification through the state's Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council. The legislation amends existing definitions to incorporate fusion energy al…

Fusion Energy · Fusion Commercialization
2025-05-13
S.B. 5949Enacted2024
S.B. 5949

Provides $25,000,000 solely as nonfederal support for Energy Northwest's participation in the United States department of energy's loan programs office part 2 application, including due diligence review and environmental impact review. Legislature Launches Nuclear Energy Caucus 2023 Legislative Sess…

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Senate Concurrent Resolution 11Enacted2024
Senate Concurrent Resolution 11

Urges Congress to enact much-needed reforms to federal permitting policies to accelerate energy infrastructure (including nuclear).

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House Concurrent Resolution 11Enacted2023
House Concurrent Resolution 11

Urges the state’s institutions of higher education to establish an education consortium to assist the state government with the development of policies and programs necessary to facilitate nuclear energy developments in West Virginia.

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H.B. 2814Enacted2023
H.B. 2814

Creates a hydrogen power task force to study clean hydrogen, including hydrogen produced by nuclear.

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S.B. 4/H.B. 2882Enacted2022
S.B. 4/H.B. 2882

Repeals the moratorium on the construction of new nuclear facilities within the state. State Legislation and Regulations Supporting Nuclear Energy Updated as of March 2026

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S.B. 5116Enacted2019
S.B. 5116

Enacts a clean electricity standard, eliminating coal generation by 2025 and mandating 100% clean energy by 2045.

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