WA HB2344

Amends Washington's lead-in-cookware regulations (RCW 70A.565) to extend the deadline for the stricter 10 parts per million lead limit from January 1, 2028 to January 1, 2030, while maintaining the 90 ppm limit effective January 1, 2026

Creates an exemption for cookware meeting federal "cookware testing methods" from the FDA elemental analysis manual or European directorate technical guide, allowing the Department of Ecology to request test reports for compliance verification

Expands exemptions to include cookware with incidental or trace lead amounts from unavoidable manufacturing processes that don't exceed EPA exposure levels of concern, and items manufactured before December 31, 2025 that are repaired or replaced under warranty

Clarifies definitions to exclude stoves, ranges, cooktops, and similar large appliances from regulation, while specifying that grill or griddle surfaces on such appliances remain covered

Allows the Department of Ecology, after December 2030, to lower the 10 ppm limit by rule if a lower limit is both feasible for manufacturers and necessary to protect human health including vulnerable populations