[Legislativecommittee1] 21 new bills that need review

Mon Jan 12 17:14:28 PST 2026

Hi Maureen:

I already reviewed the ones I noted below in green. I’m working my way through the list as well!

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Subject: [Legislativecommittee1] 21 new bills that need review
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Hi all, The legislature was busy dropping bills last week and JP went through ALL of them and narrowed it down to 21 bills that need more review. If you will let me know what bill(s) you want to take, I will forward you the AI review that goes

Hi all,

The legislature was busy dropping bills last week and JP went through ALL of them and narrowed it down to 21 bills that need more review.  If you will let me know what bill(s) you want to take, I will forward you the AI review that goes with it. Please reply to the full committee so we don't end up with multiple people looking at the same bills.

HB 2193
Mortgage lending fraud acc.
Monitor. Recommend WLTA Monitor with low priority. ALTA monitoring.
HB 2236
Housing finance commission

HB 2265
Extreme heat/tenants

HB 2266
Supportive & emerg. housing

HB 2268
Mortgage escrow accounts
Deals with lender/servicer management of escrow accounts for mortgages. Not a title issue.
HB 2289
Operating budget, supp.

HB 2294
Prohibiting negative use restrictions on real property that have the effect of limiting consumer access to food and medicine. Adds a new section making use restrictions void and unenforceable if they prohibit a grocery store or pharmacy.
Worth monitoring but no position needs to be taken.
HB 2298
Property title protection

HB 2304
Condominium warranties

HB 2333
Political violence

HB 2354
Common interest communities

HB 2359
Affordable housing funding

HB 2375
Real estate disclosure form

HB 2376
Property tax
Tax relief for retired persons. Not a title issue.
SB 5109
Concerning the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account. Amends RCW 36.22.181 and RCW 43.320.140 to increase fee from $1 to $5 and removes expiration date. Related HB 2193.
Monitor. Recommend WLTA Monitor with low priority. ALTA monitoring.

SB 5929
Exempting assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust from the document recording fee and the covenant homeownership program assessment. Amend RCW 36.22.185 and RCW 36.22.250 to carve out exception for these documents.
Support

SB 5938
Concerning the foreclosure prevention fee. Amends RCW 61.24.157 to carve out exceptions to the fee for reverse mortgages, chattel or retail installment loans, etc.
Support, low priority.

SB 5980
Live presentations/sales tax

SB 5998
Operating budget, supp.

SB 6027
Affordable housing funding

SB 6054
Wildfire home hardening/CICs

Maureen

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