WA HB1462

Prohibits sale of newly produced bulk hydrofluorocarbons with global warming potential exceeding 1,500 starting January 1, 2030, and exceeding 750 starting January 1, 2033, with exemptions for reclaimed refrigerants, aircraft use, and emergency repairs

Establishes a refrigerant transition task force by July 1, 2026, with members from industry, environmental nonprofits, labor unions, and tribal organizations to study pathways to low global warming potential refrigerants by 2035

Task force report due to legislature by December 1, 2027, with Department of Ecology required to adopt rules for sector-specific transitions to low or ultra-low global warming potential alternatives

Defines "low global warming potential" as less than 150 CO2 equivalents and "ultra-low global warming potential" as less than 10 CO2 equivalents

Act is contingent on specific funding in the omnibus appropriations act by June 30, 2025, with effective date of July 27, 2025