Committee hears short technical bill to permit alternate PCHB panels; agency suggests clarifying language
HB 2,426 would let parties and the Pollution Control Hearings Board agree to alternate hearing compositions (single‑member, administrative appeals judge, or qualified members from other environmental boards) to speed case resolution; ALUHO recommended clarifying attorney‑licensure and Growth Management Hearings Board language.
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Matt Sterling, committee staff, summarized HB 2,426 as a narrowly technical change that would allow alternate compositions of the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) when all parties and the PCHB agree. The measure would permit single‑member hearings, administrative appeals judges, or members drawn from other environmental hearing boards provided members have environmental law knowledge and at least one is licensed to practice law in Washington.
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