HB1393 – Delays implementing manufacturers’ photovoltaic module takeback and recycling requirements for two years.
Prime Sponsor – Representative Shewmake (D; 42nd District; Whatcom County) (Co-sponsors Ramel, Lekanoff, & Duerr – Ds)
Current status –
In the House – Passed
Had a hearing in the House Committee on Environment and Energy February 5th; passed out of committee February 9th. Referred to Rules. Passed the House February 26th.

In the Senate – Passed
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Technology. Had a hearing March 11th, and passed out of committee March 16th. Referred to Rules March 17th, and paased by the Senate March 29th.
Next step would be – To the Governor.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.

Summary –
To keep selling or distributing  photovoltaic modules in the state, manufacturers must currently have a takeback and recycling program for them approved by July 1, 2023, and begin annual reporting on that program by April 1, 2024. The bill would change those dates to July 1, 2025 and April 1, 2026.