Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB6054: Wildfire home hardening/CICs
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2026
Concerning unreasonable restrictions on wildfire home hardening practices in common interest communities.
What the bill says
An act Relating to unreasonable restrictions on wildfire home hardening practices in common interest communities; adding a new section to chapter 64.38 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.34 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.90 RCW; and providing expiration dates. NEW SECTION.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT Relating to unreasonable restrictions on wildfire home hardening practices in common interest communities; adding a new section to chapter 64.38 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.34 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.90 RCW; and providing expiration dates. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 64.38 RCW to read as follows: (1) The governing documents may not prohibit the installation, use, or maintenance of fire-hardened building materials so long as the fire-hardened building material meets applicable health and safety standards and requirements imposed by state and local permitting authorities. (2) The governing documents may include reasonable rules regarding the design, dimensions, placement, or exterior appearance of fire-hardened building materials, provided that such (b) Do not render the use of the fire-hardened building materials infeasible; and (c) Allow for one or more reasonable options and (ii) Do not significantly increase the cost of the fire-hardened building materials. (3) Nothing in this subsection confers upon a property owner the right to construct or place fire-hardened building materials on property that (b) Leased, except with permission of the lessor; or (c) A common area of the association. (4) This section applies retroactively to a governing document in effect on the effective date of this section. A provision in a governing document in effect on …
Sponsors
- Samuel Hunt (D) · primary sponsor
- Tina Orwall (D)
- Sharon Shewmake (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 6/11/2026.
- : Chapter 180, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : Speaker signed.
- : President signed.
- : Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- : Senate concurred in House amendments.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 6.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (March 10, 2026): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (March 3, 2026): 87 yea, 5 nay, passed
- House Committee on Housing: Do pass as amended (February 23, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 11, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Housing: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6054 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass (January 28, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HOUSING AND HOMES
Common questions
- What is SB6054?
- SB6054 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Wildfire home hardening/CICs.
- What does SB6054 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to unreasonable restrictions on wildfire home hardening practices in common interest communities; adding a new section to chapter 64.38 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.34 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.90 RCW; and providing expiration dates. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of SB6054?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB6054?
- Samuel Hunt (D), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB6054?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6054&Year=2025
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