Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB6200: Tenant cooling devices
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2026
Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices.
What the bill says
An act Relating to renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices; amending RCW 59.20.070; and adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW. NEW SECTION.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT Relating to renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices; amending RCW 59.20.070; and adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 59.18 RCW to read as follows: (1) Except as provided under subsections (3) through (5) of this section, a landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant from installing a portable cooling device of the tenant's choosing. (2) A landlord may not require a fee for the use, inspection, or installation of a portable cooling device. Nothing in this section shall preclude a landlord from charging for the rental of a portable cooling device rented by a tenant from the landlord, nor for any damages arising out of a tenant's use of a portable cooling device. (3) A landlord may prohibit or restrict a tenant from installing a portable cooling device of any type if the dwelling already has a permanently installed and fully operational heat pump, or if installation of the device (b) Violate the device manufacturer's written safety guidelines for the device; (c) Cause unreasonable damage to the premises or render the premises uninhabitable; or (d) Require an electrical supply to power the device that cannot be accommodated by the existing power service to the building, dwelling unit, or circuit. …
Sponsors
- Vandana Slatter (D) · primary sponsor
- Emily Alvarado (D, 34)
- Steven Conway (D)
- Noel Frame (D)
- Robert Hasegawa (D)
- Marko Liias (D)
- T'wina Nobles (D)
- Marcus Riccelli (D)
- Yasmin Trudeau (D)
- Javier Valdez (D)
- Wilson, Claire (D, 30)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 6/11/2026.
- : Chapter 184, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : Speaker signed.
- : President signed.
- : Passed final passage; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- : Senate concurred in House amendments.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 5.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (March 10, 2026): 37 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (March 3, 2026): 65 yea, 28 nay, passed
- House Committee on Housing: Do pass as amended (February 24, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 17, 2026): 35 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Housing: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6200 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass (February 4, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: LANDLORD AND TENANT
Common questions
- What is SB6200?
- SB6200 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Tenant cooling devices.
- What does SB6200 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices; amending RCW 59.20.070; and adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of SB6200?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB6200?
- Vandana Slatter (D), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB6200?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6200&Year=2025
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