SB5896 • 2026

Water quality pollution

Modifying the standards for determining water quality pollution.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator Short, Senator Dozier, Senator J. Wilson
Last action: 2026-01-12
Official status: S Environment, E
Effective date: Not listed

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Water quality pollution

What This Bill Does

Water quality pollution

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Bill History

2026-01-12 Senate
First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

Official Summary Text

Water quality pollution

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to modifying the standards for determining water 1
quality pollution; and amending RCW 90.48.080. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 90.48.080 and 1987 c 109 s 126 are each amended to 4
read as follows: 5
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drain, run, or 6
otherwise discharge into any of the waters of this state, or to 7
cause, permit or suffer to be thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep 8
or otherwise discharged into such waters any organic or inorganic 9
matter that shall cause ((or tend to cause)) pollution of such waters 10
according to the determination of the department, as provided for in 11
this chapter. 12
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S-3507.1
SENATE BILL 5896
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Senators Short, Dozier, and J. Wilson
Prefiled 12/16/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee
on Environment, Energy & Technology.
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