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SB5624 • 2026
Developing best practices for responding to electric vehicle fires.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Electric vehicle fires
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Electric vehicle fires
AN ACT Relating to developing best practices for responding to 1 electric vehicle fires; and creating a new section.2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The Washington state patrol, in 4 consultation with the department of ecology, local fire protection 5 districts, the towing and recovery industry, and other entities, must 6 develop best practices for multidiscipline responses and training for 7 response to electric vehicle fires. At minimum, these best practices 8 must provide guidance related to: 9 (a) The response from law enforcement, fire agencies, and other 10 first responders to electric vehicles involved in a collision or 11 fire; and 12 (b) Transporting, towing, and storing electric vehicles involved 13 in a collision or fire. 14 (2) The Washington state patrol, through the director of fire 15 protection, must develop best practice checklists to promote 16 interagency coordination during responses to electric vehicle fires. 17 The checklists must, at minimum, outline the best practices developed 18 S-0950.1 SENATE BILL 5624 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators J. Wilson, Fortunato, Holy, Dozier, McCune, Gildon, Torres, Goehner, Short, Warnick, and Wagoner p. 1 SB 5624 by the Washington state patrol in subsection (1) of this section and 1 shall be made available to all fire agencies in Washington.2 --- END --- p. 2 SB 5624