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2020 House Bill 2565: Concerning the labeling of disposable wipes products
Introduced by Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (West Seattle) (D) on January 15, 2020
Referred to the House Environment & Energy Committee on January 15, 2020
Substitute offered in the House on January 30, 2020
Establishes "Do Not Flush" labeling requirements for nonflushable, nonwoven disposable wipes.
Amendment offered by Rep. Matt Boehnke (Benton) (R) on February 16, 2020
Prohibits, beginning January 1, 2023, the sale or distribution of a package or box containing a covered product manufactured on or before July 1, 2023, for covered products registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, or July 1, 2022, for all other covered products.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on February 16, 2020
Amendment offered by Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (West Seattle) (D) on February 16, 2020
Amends the definition of "covered entity" to specify that the definition includes a wholesaler, supplier, or retailer that has contractually undertaken responsibility to the manufacturer for the "do not flush" labeling of a covered product. Limits the entities that may request nonconfidential business information and documentation from a covered entity to the attorney general, a city, or a county.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on February 16, 2020
Received in the Senate on February 18, 2020
Referred to the Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee on February 18, 2020
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 27, 2020
Amendment offered by Sen. Mona Das (Kent) (D) on March 5, 2020
Removes the state attorney general from enforcement provisions. Removes the revolving account.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 5, 2020
Received in the House on March 7, 2020
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on March 25, 2020