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WA HB1422
Bill
Status
5/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Strom Peterson
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AI Summary
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Modifies annual reporting requirements for drug take-back program operators to include itemized annual expenditures, estimated budgets for the next year, and explanations for unmet collection and public awareness goals
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Requires the Department of Health to evaluate reports for compliance and request revisions within 30 days, including explanations for discrepancies between reported collection weights
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Changes fee structure so annual fees are split evenly among approved program operators, with total fees capped at 10% of the highest single operator's annual expenditures rather than each program's individual expenditures
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Imposes a one-time $70,000 fee (split among program operators) to fund a Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee expedited review of the department's fee-setting authority, due by December 31, 2025
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Sets an automatic repeal date of January 1, 2030 for the drug take-back program statutes under chapter 69.48 RCW
Legislative Description
Modifying the drug take-back program.
Last Action
Effective date 7/27/2025.
5/12/2025