Senate2025-26 session
SSB 6237: Concerning rental property disclosures of flooding history and flood risk.
Signed into law: Chapter 234, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Bateman
- Introduced
- January 20, 2026
- Status
- C 234 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 27, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires landlords to provide information to tenants about the potential for a residential dwelling unit to be located in a flooding area and insurance coverage.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 202665 yea · 28 nay · 5 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 11, 202646 yea · 3 nay
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