Relating to: the Energy Innovation Grant Program and making an appropriation. (FE)
AB 872 creates a new Energy Innovation Grant Program to fund projects advancing clean energy technologies. It allocates $10 million annually for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 fiscal years, directly supporting the Office of Energy Innovation within the Public Service Commission. The program allows the agency to distribute grants for innovative energy solutions, with no specific project types or recipient criteria detailed in the bill. This is a funding measure with no voting record yet, as the bill was introduced on January 16, 2026.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Haywood, Bare, Arney, Tenorio, Taylor, DeSmidt, Subeck, Joers, Madison, Neubauer, Stroud, Vining, Fitzgerald, Miresse, Stubbs, Anderson and Sinicki;
cosponsored by Senators Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Carpenter, Roys, L. Johnson, Larson and Spreitzer
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17 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Angela Stroud
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Clint Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Greta Neubauer
DDemocratic
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Kalan Haywood
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Robyn Vining
DDemocratic
P
Sequanna Taylor
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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