House Local Government - 1/20/2026 10:30 AM

Washington State House Local Government Committee · January 20, 2026

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Opening and agenda

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Committee chair opened the hearing, announced five bills on the agenda and asked for sponsors; Chair said they would start with HB 2,006 and asked staff to brief the bills.

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A Washington House Local Government Committee hearing covered five bills on land use, energy contracting, fire protection districts and agrivoltaics. Lawmakers and dozens of witnesses debated trade-offs between housing and habitat protections, utility contracting authority for future non-emitting generation, and local options for fire funding.

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