Addressing airborne nuisances experienced by transitory populations.
This legislation aims to define and mitigate airborne pollution that impacts transitory populations, ensuring better air quality where they gather. It expands definitions related to air contaminants and pollution to enhance the regulation of air quality standards.
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HB 1637 — Addressing airborne nuisances experienced by transitory populations.
Last action — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
In plain language
The bill addresses airborne nuisances affecting transient populations.
This legislation aims to define and mitigate airborne pollution that impacts transitory populations, ensuring better air quality where they gather. It expands definitions related to air contaminants and pollution to enhance the regulation of air quality standards.
Bill Text
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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 7.48.020.
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RCW 7.48.020
Such→ as follows: (1) An action for damages or other relief under this chapter may be brought by any person whose property is, or whose patrons or employees are, injuriously affected or whose personal enjoyment is lessened by the nuisance. An action for damages or other relief under this chapter based on an airborne nuisance may also be brought by a municipal government or by a clean air act enforcement authority as defined in RCW 70.94.030, on behalf of the residents of a health care facility as defined in RCW 70.02.010, on behalf of the residents of a nursing home as defined in RCW 18.51.010, on behalf of residential tenants, or on behalf of the customers of a business. If judgment be given for the plaintiff in such action, he or she may, in addition to the execution to enforce the same, on motion, have an order allowing a warrant to issue to the sheriff to abate and to deter or prevent the resumption of such nuisance. Such motion shall be allowed, of course, unless it appear on the hearing that the nuisance has ceased, or that such remedy is inadequate to abate or prevent the continuance of the nuisance, in which latter case the plaintiff may have the defendant enjoined. (2) Where judgment be given either for the owner or manager of a public park, public recreational facility or trail, or publicly owned commons of any municipal government or state agency in an action brought pursuant to section 3 of this act, or a municipal government or clean air act enforcement authority on behalf of the residents of a nursing home or health care facility pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the owner, manager, municipal government, or clean air enforcement authority may, on motion, have an order to abate the nuisance including, but not limited to, requiring the use of practices or enclosures that are reasonably expected to prevent escape of odors or air emissions that would prevent the reasonable use or enjoyment of the public park, public recreational facility or trail, or publicly owned commons of any municipal government or state agency, or impair the health or quality of life of residents of a nursing home or health care facility. --- END ---amended
Action History
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By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
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First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Gerry Pollet · Primary
- Javier Valdez · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Gerry Pollet Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Javier Valdez Democrat
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- Who sponsors HB 1637?
- HB 1637 is sponsored by Gerry Pollet (Democrat) and Javier Valdez (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 1637?
- This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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