SB6047 – Authorizing executive sessions by public natural gas utilities to allow them to comply with the Climate Commitment Act’s prohibition on disclosing auction participation plans.
Prime Sponsor – Senator Warnick (R; 13th District; Southcentral Washington)
Current status – Had a hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections  January 26th. Replaced by a substitute expanding the bill’s provisions to apply to all public agencies covered by the open public meetings act and passed out of committee January 30th. Referred to Rules.
Next step would be – Action by the Rules Committee.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.
HB2173 is a companion bill in the House.

Summary –
The bill would add discussions of greenhouse gas allowance auction bidding information to the reasons that governing bodies are allowed to go into executive session. This would provide the governing bodies of public gas utilities, which are generally subject to the Open Meetings Act, with a way to comply with the provision of the Climate Commitment Act that prohibits disclosing information about their bidding plans.