SB5872 – Would allow any electricity produced with less than the average emissions of new combined-cycle natural gas turbines to keep being sold in spite of the State requirement for carbon-free electricity by 2045.
Prime Sponsor – Senator Brown (R; 8th District; Tri-Cities) (Co-Sponsors Short, Wagoner and Jeff Wilson – Rs)
Current status – Referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. Did not have a hearing by cutoff.
Next step would be – Dead bill.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.

Summary –
The bill would allow electricity from any power plant producing fewer emissions than the 2008 emissions performance standard for baseload electric generation or the average emissions of available new combined-cycle natural gas thermal electric generation turbines to be sold without counting as a violation of the State requirement that utilities have to deliver carbon-free electricity by 2045.