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Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to improving the end-of-life management of 1
electric vehicle batteries; amending RCW 70A.205.505 and 70A.555.010; 2
reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.110 and 43.21B.300; adding a new 3
chapter to Title 70A RCW; and prescribing penalties.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) In addition to the findings described 6
in RCW 70A.555.005, the legislature finds that: 7
(a) In 2023, the legislature enacted producer responsibility 8
requirements for most types of smaller and medium-sized batteries, 9
but elected to further study how to best manage electric vehicle 10
batteries prior to establishing producer responsibility requirements 11
for such batteries;12
(b) In January of 2024, the state of New Jersey enacted the 13
nation's first producer responsibility law focused on electric 14
vehicle batteries; and15
(c) The state of California has taken important steps that will 16
facilitate electric vehicle battery recycling, including by 17
establishing requirements for electric vehicle battery labeling.18
(2) Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to make 19
producers responsible for the end-of-life management of electric 20
vehicle batteries, in order to ensure economically and 21
H-1565.1
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1550
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By House Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by
Representatives Street, Doglio, Mena, Hunt, Ramel, Berry, Reed,
Duerr, Gregerson, Kloba, Paul, Parshley, Callan, Taylor, Ormsby,
Pollet, Santos, Scott, Macri, and Hill)
READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.
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environmentally beneficial use of the valuable resources contained in 1
electric vehicle batteries.2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The definitions in this section apply 3
throughout this chapter unless the context clearly indicates 4
otherwise.5
(1) "Auto recycler" means a person engaged in Washington in an 6
established business that includes acquiring vehicles that are 7
required to be registered under chapter 46.16A RCW for the purpose of 8
dismantling, wrecking, shredding, compacting, crushing, or otherwise 9
destroying vehicles for reclaimable parts or scrap material to sell. 10
"Auto recycler" shall be considered a secondary handler under this 11
chapter when managing propulsion batteries.12
(2) "Battery" means a device consisting of one or more 13
electrically connected electrochemical cells that is designed to 14
receive, store, and deliver electric energy.15
(3)(a) "Battery provider" means:16
(i) A person that initially sells, offers for sale, or 17
distributes a new propulsion battery or a vehicle containing a new 18
propulsion battery in or into Washington, including vehicle 19
manufacturers licensed pursuant to applicable state codes or 20
propulsion battery manufacturers that distribute propulsion batteries 21
under their own name or brand;22
(ii) The owner or licensee of a brand or trademark under which a 23
new propulsion battery is sold or distributed in or into Washington, 24
including a licensee with the exclusive right to use the trademark or 25
brand in connection with the distribution or sale of new propulsion 26
batteries;27
(iii) If no person meets the criteria set forth in (a)(i) or (ii) 28
of this subsection, a battery provider is the person that imports the 29
new propulsion battery into the state for sale, distribution, or 30
installation; and31
(iv) If no other person meets the criteria set forth in (a)(i), 32
(ii), or (iii) of this subsection, the distributor, retailer, dealer, 33
or wholesaler that sells or distributes the new propulsion battery in 34
or into Washington. The sale of a propulsion battery is considered to 35
occur in Washington if the battery, or the vehicle containing the 36
battery, is delivered to a licensed dealer or directly to the 37
consumer in Washington.38
(b) "Battery provider" does not include:39
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(i) A secondary handler who sells, offers for sale, or 1
distributes a used propulsion battery in or into the state for use in 2
a vehicle; or3
(ii) A vehicle wrecker.4
(4) "Battery state of health" means a figure of merit, measured 5
in kilowatt-hours or percentage of remaining kilowatt-hours as 6
compared to its initial capacity, comparing the propulsion battery's 7
remaining energy retention capacity to its original specifications 8
when it was new.9
(5) "Commercial hauler" means a person transporting solid waste 10
for hire by whatever means for the purpose of transferring, 11
processing, storing, or disposing of the solid waste in a solid waste 12
handling facility, except that "commercial hauler" does not include a 13
person transporting solid waste generated on the person's residential 14
or business premises for the purpose of disposing of it in a solid 15
waste handling facility.16
(6) "Department" means the department of ecology.17
(7) "End-of-life" means the stage at which a propulsion battery 18
is no longer suitable for powering a vehicle and will