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House passes bill to speed pollution control permit appeals
Summary
The House passed House Bill 24 26 to increase efficiency at the Pollution Control Hearings Board, advancing permit appeal options; the vote was 96–0 on final passage.
The Washington State House approved House Bill 24 26 to modernize aspects of the permit appeal process handled by the Pollution Control Hearings Board, with sponsors saying the change will help attract industrial investment and speed administrative review.
Representative Birnbaum, the bill sponsor, said the measure "makes a modern modest improvement in our permit appeal process by increasing the efficiency of the pollution control hearings board" and urged members to support it. Representative Abell spoke in support, noting the bill offers parties voluntary choices about the board's composition for appeals and emphasized that the alternative composition is consensual and voluntary.
The House advanced House Bill 24 26 to third reading by suspending the rules and then recorded a roll call of 96 yays, 0 nays. The bill was declared passed.
Supporters framed the bill as a limited, voluntary procedural change; no fiscal figures or implementation deadlines were discussed on the floor.
