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Senate Bill 5451, Advancement of Quantum Economic Development

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Text of Senate Bill 5451, 2025 Regular Session, relating to the advancement of quantum economic development and referred to the Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade. Section 1 establishes an advisory committee to advance the economic development of quantum technologies, with members including the lieutenant governor or designee, representatives of technology and aerospace companies, a higher education representative and a Pacific Northwest national laboratory representative. The committee must meet at least quarterly, produce an annual report and a workforce development plan, and its section expires June 30, 2027. Section 2 sets up a grant program to support applicants for federal quantum technology grants.

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     S-0721.1

                               SENATE BILL 5451


     State of Washington       69th Legislature        2025 Regular Session

     By Senators Slatter, Boehnke, Nobles, Shewmake, and Stanford

     Read first time 01/23/25.      Referred   to   Committee   on   Business,
     Financial Services & Trade.




1        AN ACT Relating to the advancement of quantum economic
2    development; adding new sections to chapter 43.330 RCW; and providing
3    an expiration date.


4    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 5       NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.330
 6   RCW to read as follows:
 7       (1) An advisory committee to advance the economic development of
 8   quantum technologies is established with members as provided in this
 9   section.
10       (a) The lieutenant governor or designee;
11       (b) One statewide elected official;
12       (c) The director or designee;
13       (d) One or more representatives from an institution of higher
14   education, as defined in RCW 28B.10.016;
15       (e)   Two   representatives   from   technology companies   with
16   headquarters in the state;
17       (f) One representative from an aerospace company with a factory
18   in the state;
19       (g) One representative from a company that builds and sells
20   quantum computers and software; and


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 1       (h) One representative from the Pacific Northwest national
 2   laboratory.
 3       (2) The members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by
 4   the director.
 5       (3)   The   department   must   provide   direction   and   ensure
 6   accountability for the advisory committee through its information
 7   technology sector lead within the office of economic development and
 8   competitiveness.
 9       (4) The department must provide staff for the advisory committee.
10       (5) The advisory committee must:
11       (a) Select a chair from among its membership;
12       (b) Meet at least quarterly, with the initial meeting no later
13   than August 1, 2025;
14       (c)   Produce   an  annual   report   to  the   legislature   with
15   recommendations to competitively promote a quantum technology
16   ecosystem in the state; and
17       (d) Produce a workforce development plan.
18       (6) This section expires June 30, 2027.


19       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.330
20   RCW to read as follows:
21       (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this
22   specific purpose, the department, through its office of economic
23   development and competitiveness, shall establish a grant program to
24   support applicants for federal grants related to quantum technology.
25       (2) The department must partner with an institution of higher
26   education, as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, with a research program in
27   quantum technology.
28       (3) The department may consult with technology companies, the
29   northwest quantum nexus coalition, companies that build and sell
30   quantum computers and software, or the Pacific Northwest national
31   laboratory to identify relevant federal grants for the state's
32   economic development.
33       (4) The department must award grants on at least an annual basis.
34       (5) Eligible applicants must apply for the grant program in a
35   manner to be determined by the department.
36       (6) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.

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