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2010 House Bill 2818: Requiring state agencies to use environmentally friendly cleaning products
Introduced by Rep. Maralyn Chase (Shoreline) (D) on January 14, 2010
Requires the department of general administration, along with the departments of health and ecology, to identify and recommend environmentally preferred cleaning products to be used by all state agencies.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Environmental Health Committee on January 14, 2010
Substitute offered in the House on February 2, 2010
Specifically identifies three programs that provide nationally recognized accrediting information on cleaning products. It also requires that cleaning products listed as environmentally preferred for use by state agencies include products that have a comparable level of performance to those that are being replaced by agencies.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 2, 2010
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 3, 2010
Requires state agencies to purchase and use cleaning products having properties that minimize potential impacts to human health and the environment. The bill also directs the Department of General Administration, in consultation with the Departments of Health and Ecology, to identify and publish a list of environmentally-preferred cleaning products for use by state agencies.
Received in the Senate on February 17, 2010
Referred to the Senate Environment, Water & Energy Committee on February 17, 2010
Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 11, 2010