Any legislator can “drop” a bill—that is, propose a new law. Here are a few Olympian ideas that caught my eye. I make no claim that these are the most important bills, or that you should take them seriously. But they are real proposals.

House Bill 1186, sole sponsor Rep. Maralyn Chase, D-Edmonds. This proposed law would apply to any retailer selling gasoline or diesel-fueled lawnmowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers, air compressors, chainsaws, turf equipment, lawn and garden tractors and similar off-road equipment of less than 50 horsepower. Retailers selling any of these items “must provide equal or greater shelf space to similar products that are powered by an electrical cord or a rechargeable battery.” Retailers would have to put up “signs describing the consumer benefits of choosing electric or battery-powered engines” if products with such “engines” (she means “motors”) existed. The standards for the signs would be set by the state Department of Ecology. Sales of gas and diesel-powered equipment would have to pay a 6 percent carbon-emissions tax. Estimated cost to consumers in 2010: $55.6 million.