Protecting charitable organizations and ensuring the timely and secure transfer of property designated to them.

 H-2922.1

HOUSE BILL 2500

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Volz, Leavitt, Nance, Chase, and Hill

Read first time 01/15/26. Referred to Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to protecting charitable organizations and ensuring the timely and secure transfer of property designated to them; adding a new chapter to Title 11 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE. This act may be known and cited as the charitable organizations privacy protection act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. PURPOSE. The legislature finds that charitable organizations play a vital role in serving the people of Washington and that they are often named as beneficiaries in nonprobate instruments such as life insurance policies, retirement accounts, and other beneficiary designations.