CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1779
68TH LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
Passed by the House April 14, 2023
  Yeas 96  Nays 0

Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 10, 2023
  Yeas 49  Nays 0

President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1779 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Approved
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Secretary of State
State of Washington

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1779

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2023 Regular Session
State of Washington
68th Legislature
2023 Regular Session
ByHouse Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Mosbrucker, Dye, and Pollet)
READ FIRST TIME 02/17/23.
AN ACT Relating to reducing toxic air pollution that threatens human health; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. The legislature finds that carbon monoxide poisoning kills at least 430 people in the United States every year and 50,000 people seek medical care to treat the adverse effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide gas is odorless and colorless, making it difficult for people to protect themselves and detect an issue that can cause sudden illness, death, and lifelong disability. Washington state has already enacted requirements for carbon monoxide alarms in residences. Therefore, the legislature intends to direct state agencies to collaborate on a study of what Washington state is doing to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning from sources outside of the home and what the state might reasonably do to keep people safe.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2. (1) By September 1, 2023, the department of health must convene an interagency carbon monoxide work group consisting of representatives of the department of ecology, the Washington state patrol, and the office of the attorney general. The interagency carbon monoxide work group must nominate a chair and the chair may designate up to two additional participants with subject matter expertise to participate on the work group.
(2) The purpose of the interagency carbon monoxide work group is to produce a report regarding current and recommended future state agency activities to:
(a) Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning from sources outside of the home;
(b) Increase awareness of carbon monoxide among the most at-risk populations;
(c) Collect data on the number of incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning and their causes in Washington, in order to track the reduction of such incidents over time; and
(d) Identify any opportunities to seek federal grants or other sources of funding available for public awareness campaigns related to carbon monoxide harm avoidance.
(3) The interagency carbon monoxide work group must submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the governor by December 1, 2024, that contains recommendations on new policy changes and other actions that could be taken to reduce carbon monoxide poisoning in Washington.
(4) This section expires July 1, 2026.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3. This act may be known and cited as Mary's law.
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