Senate Environment, Energy & Technology - 1/16/2026 10:30 AM

Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee · January 16, 2026

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Opening and agenda change

Announcement

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Chair opens the committee, announces items will be taken out of order and that the first bill to be heard is Senate Bill 58-21 (advanced nuclear/SMR framework).

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Speakers:Unidentified Speaker (chair)

A Washington State Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee hearing on multiple energy bills, centering on Senate Bill 58-21 (advanced nuclear/SMR framework). The session included a WSIPP work session on small modular reactors, extensive pro and con public testimony (tribal concerns, industry proponents, ratepayer advocates), and hearings on tribal consultation (SB 60-10) and contracting authority for non-emitting resources (SB 60-04).

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