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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1462
Chapter 313, Laws of 2025
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
HYDROFLUOROCARBONS—GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025
Passed by the House April 22, 2025
Yeas 58 Nays 39
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 15, 2025
Yeas 25 Nays 23
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
State of Washington, do hereby
certify that the attached is SECOND
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1462 as
passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk
Approved May 17, 2025 1:43 PM FILED
May 19, 2025
BOB FERGUSON
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

AN ACT Relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated 1
with hydrofluorocarbons by transitioning to environmentally and 2
economically sustainable alternatives and promoting use of reclaimed 3
hydrofluorocarbons; amending RCW 70A.60.010; adding new sections to 4
chapter 70A.60 RCW; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties.5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that:7
(a) The Kigali amendment to the Montreal protocol and the 8
American innovation and manufacturing act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9
7675), establish phased reductions in hydrofluorocarbon production 10
and consumption but leave gaps in ensuring widespread use of 11
reclaimed refrigerants and managing refrigerants at the end of their 12
life cycle; and13
(b) State action is urgently needed to complement federal and 14
international efforts by promoting refrigerant recovery, reclamation, 15
and the transition to climate-friendly refrigerants with lower or no 16
global warming potential, through regulations and market-based 17
incentives.18
(2) It is the intent of the legislature to:19
(a) Study feasible pathways to an expeditious transition of new 20
equipment by 2035 to low global warming potential refrigerants of 21
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1462
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives
Duerr, Berry, Doglio, Fitzgibbon, Reed, Ramel, Parshley, Goodman,
Macri, Kloba, and Hunt)
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less than 150 carbon dioxide equivalents and ultra-low global warming 1
potential refrigerants of less than 10 carbon dioxide equivalents;2
(b) Support the development of robust refrigerant recovery 3
infrastructure and foster public-private partnerships to promote the 4
reclamation and reuse of refrigerants;5
(c) Establish a clear regulatory framework for reducing emissions 6
from refrigerants through phased limitations on high global warming 7
potential substances and increasing recovery and use of reclaimed 8
refrigerants; and9
(d) Enhance industry compliance and stakeholder collaboration 10
through education, training, and financial incentives, ensuring 11
alignment with national and international climate objectives.12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 70A.60 13
RCW to read as follows:14
(1) It is prohibited to sell, distribute, or otherwise enter into 15
commerce in the state newly produced bulk hydrofluorocarbons or newly 16
produced bulk hydrofluorocarbon blends that:17
(a) Have a global warming potential that exceeds 1,500, beginning 18
January 1, 2030; and19
(b) Have a global warming potential that exceeds 750, beginning 20
January 1, 2033.21
(2)(a) The department shall adopt rules to implement the 22
requirements of this section.23
(b) The department may adopt by rule lower global warming 24
potential limits than are specified in subsection (1) of this 25
section, or earlier dates for global warming potential limits than 26
are specified in subsection (1) of this section, provided the 27
department finds that an adequate supply of reclaimed refrigerant 28
would be available in the state to accommodate any such change to the 29
requirements of subsection (1) of this section.30
(c) When adopting rules to conform to this section, the 31
department may update the definitions of terms used in this section, 32
including the definitions of "bulk" and "reclaim" in RCW 70A.60.010, 33
in order to maintain consistency with federal regulations or to 34
harmonize the department's rules with similar requirements adopted by 35
other jurisdictions.36
(d) In adopting rules to implement the provisions of this 37
section, the department must consider and may incorporate factors 38
that minimize or potentially eliminate disincentives and maximize or 39
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potentially incentivize the recovery of refrigerant and its 1
reclamation or destruction including, but not limited to, prohibiting 2
fees for destroying recovered refrigerant.3
(3)(a) The prohibitions established un