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SB5919 • 2026

Fire best practices

Encouraging fire districts and insurance providers to develop voluntary incentives to promote best practices.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Schoesler, Senator Short
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
S Rules 3
Effective date
Not listed

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Fire best practices

Fire best practices

What This Bill Does

  • Fire best practices

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 Senate

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

Official Summary Text

Fire best practices

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to agriculture practices in unincorporated areas 1
where wildfire danger is present and encouraging fire districts and 2
insurance providers to develop voluntary incentives to promote best 3
practices; and adding a new section to chapter 48.18 RCW.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 48.18 6
RCW to read as follows: 7
(1) Fire districts and insurance providers should collaborate to 8
develop incentives that promote wildfire mitigation best practices 9
related to agricultural activities. Any incentive developed through 10
such collaboration should be optional for insurance providers to 11
offer and voluntary for policyholders to accept. 12
(2) Incentives may relate to best practices for either holders of 13
crop insurance or fire insurance, or both. Best practices may 14
include, but are not limited to: 15
(a) Installation and maintenance of defensible space or fire 16
breaks; 17
(b) Proper equipment storage; 18
(c) Installation and maintenance of water tanks;19
S-3580.1
SENATE BILL 5919
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Senators Schoesler and Short
Prefiled 12/19/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee
on Business, Trade & Economic Development.
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(d) Ownership of equipment related to wildfire mitigation 1
including, but not limited to, a firefighting apparatus, tractor, or 2
disc harrow; and 3
(e) Notification for local red flag warnings. 4
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p. 2 SB 5919