[Legislativecommittee1] [External] I missed one, I need someone to look at this as soon as we can.

[Jp Kissling]

So I didn't miss it I just missed putting it into lobby gov thank goodness

From: Chris Rollins <chris.rollins at stewart.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2026 11:46 AM
To: Jp Kissling <jpkissling at fitico.com>; '1 WLTA Legislative Committee' <legislativecommittee1 at washingtonlandtitle.com>
Subject: RE: [External] [Legislativecommittee1] I missed one, I need someone to look at this as soon as we can.

JP,

I previously looked at this Bill and provided the below and the attached AI review as well.


House Bill 2445

This Bill will benefit our industry by adding guardrails to the appointment of Personal Representatives. I'm sure that it resulted from high-profile cases as the one noted in the article linked below.
file:///C:/Users/crollins/OneDrive%20-%20Stewart%20Title/Documents/Tacoma%20man%20on%20the%20run%20in%20%E2%80%98probate%20for%20profit%E2%80%99%20scheme,%20AG%E2%80%99s%20office%20says%20_%20The%20Seattle%20Times.html
I recommend taking a neutral stance and monitoring the Bill.
Washington HB 2445 is a broad "ending probates for profit" bill aimed at preventing third-party profiteering from estates and tightening controls on personal representatives; it creates meaningful consumer protections but also adds complexity, timelines, and potential friction points that will matter to both consumers and title insurers.

*                    The bill is aimed squarely at schemes where a "professional" PR takes over a stranger's estate, sells dozens of properties, and leaves heirs with little or nothing; those schemes produce messy title histories and later litigation.



Chris Rollins
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Associate Senior Underwriter
(425) 417-5662  mobile
Chris.rollins at stewart.com<mailto:Chris.rollins at stewart.com>

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From: Legislativecommittee1 <legislativecommittee1-bounces at washingtonlandtitle.com<mailto:legislativecommittee1-bounces at washingtonlandtitle.com>> On Behalf Of Jp Kissling
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2026 11:11 AM
To: '1 WLTA Legislative Committee' <legislativecommittee1 at washingtonlandtitle.com<mailto:legislativecommittee1 at washingtonlandtitle.com>>
Subject: [External] [Legislativecommittee1] I missed one, I need someone to look at this as soon as we can.

HB 2445 - 2025-26
Ending probates for profit.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2445&Year=2025&Initiative=false<https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https:/urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__app.leg.wa.gov_billsummary-3FBillNumber-3D2445-26Year-3D2025-26Initiative-3Dfalse&d=DwMFAg&c=A2I0cd0yeEKQCn3mv-g-KzOAX7YMnpExrKRXrh8neX0&r=1De8o3bHwm9yYFbslBIBD0yrqekDnb7UCbw5Aiv6Afg&m=wDU-3bLQu2qbAhQH8rPxwrD6VFeKFHxgl34wpWS6ZyxFu8CCYCus68flidd9g9GL&s=P0rM8LzI8D1wxHnOFiHE1-mZTtfyY5SDdO5IREOuZM8&e=___.YXAzOmZpZGVsaXR5dGl0bGVjbzphOm86YjJiZjFmN2RmNjg3MmQ3NTJmNDBjNTQwNGJiYjMyNGU6NzphZmMyOmZlZjEwZmZmMTkyYzVmMjBjYzZlNmQ4ZTVjMzBlYWFiMzI4OWM5OGVkYzdjOWY5MDhiMzExNjE1ZDNhMGEzNmY6aDpUOkY>
King 5 story on youtube
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Thank you
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