2025-03-14
CURB Act for environmental justice held up for this session We are sad to report that HB1303 (also known as the CURB Act) will not be moving forward in Olympia this session. We want to thank everyone who supported the bill, address some questions, and explain why this is just a temporary setback. Momentum This
2025-03-10
Act by Wednesday, March 12. Takes less than a minute! Take One Minute To Message Your State Representatives! One of our top policy priorities this legislative session is HB 1303 – also known as the CURB Act – a bill that will improve the State environmental permitting process for projects like the Sustainable Airport Master
2025-03-03
Environmental Justice/Cumulative Impacts bill moves from Appropriations to Rules During Executive Session on Friday, February 28, HB1303-1st Substitute was voted out of the House Appropriations. As of Monday, it has been moved to the Rules Committee where it waits for a hearing – a final step before obtaining a floor vote and becoming legislation! We
2025-02-23
Companion to HB1303 to add cumulative Impacts to overburdened communities b Transcript Track Bill Progress SB5380 and companion House bill HB1303 are collectively known as the CURB act. The sponsors call it the follow up to the 2021 HEAL Act. The concept is to add an Environmental Justice layer to large project permitting (such as the
2025-02-21
Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee Meeting - SB5380 Senate committee meeting transcript covering executive session on multiple bills including SB5380/HB1380 Sharlett Mena. CURB Act.
2025-02-19
Guillermo Rogel, representing Front and Centered, testifies before the Washington State House Appropriations Committee on Substitute House Bill 1303 regarding Environmental Justice on February 19, 2025. The hearing was broadcast on TVW, Washington State's public affairs network.
2025-02-19
Sign in Pro and provide testimony. Evaluate cumulative impacts for for communities impacted by SAMP! Senate Bill 5380, the Senate version of the CURB Pollution Act HB1303, is scheduled for a public hearing on Friday, 2/21 at 10:30 AM in the Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee. Full Text SB5380-2025 Bill History/Progress The CURB Pollution
2025-02-19
Substitute bill to address cumulative impacts faces stiff opposition Guillermo Morel: I’m here with Front and Centered, a network of 50 community-based organizations across the state working toward a just transition. We are led by communities of color and low-income populations. I want to take you back to 2021 when we passed the HEAL Act.
2025-02-12
Washington State Substitute House Bill 1303 requires the Department of Ecology to add environmental justice as a formal element of environmental review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), including updates to environmental checklists and impact assessments. The bill directs the agency to develop standardized mitigation measures for potential environmental justice impacts, which must be factored into project threshold determinations. These new requirements are intended to reduce disparate environmental and health burdens on overburdened communities across Washington State.
2025-02-11
Slimmed down version loses Overburdened Community provision In a vote mostly along party lines the committee passed HB1303-1st Substitute bill. The key change was removal of the original requirement that pollution overburdened communities, those ranked highest on a standardized Environmental Justice scale, would automatically be subject to a new layer of environmental review specifically targeted
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