— from Governor Inslee’s Office —
The House this week passed a key piece of the governor’s 2020 legislative agenda: A clean fuel standard.
A clean fuel standard would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels. If the bill passes the Senate, Washington will join California, Oregon and British Columbia as West Coast states and provinces that are successfully operating a clean fuel standard program.
On Friday, the Senate passed a repeal of the state’s death penalty law for the third time in the last three years. The governor, who in 2013 instated a moratorium on carrying out executions for those on Washington’s death row, intends to sign the bill if passed in the House.
Other ongoing legislative priorities for the governor include a ban on high capacity magazines and assault weapons; a multi-family tax exemption housing bill; a shelter capacity bill; and greenhouse gas limits.
The 60-day session is scheduled to run through March 12.
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