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WashingtonSB 60542025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Concerning unreasonable restrictions on wildfire home hardening practices in common interest communities.

Sponsored By: Victoria Hunt (Democratic)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Community associations must allow wildfire-safe materials

The law stops HOAs and similar communities from banning fire-hardened building materials. You can install, use, and maintain them if they meet health and safety standards and state and local permit rules. Associations can set reasonable rules on look, size, and placement, but those rules cannot block use, make it infeasible, or force options that cost a lot more. The law defines which products count as fire-hardened, including materials that meet the latest International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, NFPA 1140, or IBHS wildfire-prepared home standards. Any existing community rules that conflict with these protections are void as of the section’s effective date.

Where you can install, and 2028 end

The law does not let you place fire-hardened materials on someone else’s property, on leased property without the lessor’s permission, or on association common areas. These protections end January 1, 2028, unless extended. After that date, prior community bans could return.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Victoria Hunt

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Sharon Shewmake

    Democratic • Senate

  • Member 14205

    House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 183 • No: 5

Senate vote • 3/10/2026

Final Passage as Amended by the House

Yes: 47 • No: 0 • Other: 2

House vote • 3/3/2026

Final Passage as Amended by the House

Yes: 87 • No: 5 • Other: 6

Senate vote • 2/11/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 49 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 6/11/2026.

    3/24/2026Senate

  2. Chapter 180, 2026 Laws.

    3/24/2026Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    3/24/2026legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    3/12/2026legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    3/11/2026legislature

  6. President signed.

    3/11/2026legislature

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    3/10/2026Senate

  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.

    3/10/2026House

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 6.

    3/3/2026Senate

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/3/2026Senate

  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

    3/3/2026Senate

  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    3/2/2026Senate

  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/25/2026Senate

  14. HOUS - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/23/2026Senate

  15. Minority; without recommendation.

    2/23/2026Senate

  16. HOUS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    2/23/2026Senate

  17. First reading, referred to Housing.

    2/14/2026Senate

  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    2/11/2026Senate

  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/11/2026Senate

  20. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    2/11/2026Senate

  21. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    2/10/2026Senate

  22. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    1/29/2026Senate

  23. HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    1/28/2026Senate

  24. First reading, referred to Housing.

    1/12/2026Senate

  25. Prefiled for introduction.

    1/9/2026Senate

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