Revising the real estate seller disclosure notice to reflect changes in the pollution liability insurance agency's home heating oil tank insurance program.

 H-2630.1

HOUSE BILL 2501

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Klicker, Fey, Ryu, Stuebe, Barkis, Barnard, Dufault, Ramel, and Reed

Read first time 01/15/26. Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection & Business.

AN ACT Relating to revising the real estate seller disclosure notice to reflect changes in the pollution liability insurance agency's home heating oil tank insurance program; amending RCW 64.06.090 ; and creating a new section.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 64.06.090 and 2018 c 289 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

A seller of residential real property shall make available to the buyer the following statement: "This notice is to inform you that if the real property you are considering for purchase utilizes an oil tank for heating purposes, (( no cost insurance may be available from the pollution liability insurance agency )) remediation assistance for heating oil contamination may be available. Contact the Washington State Pollution Liability Insurance Agency for more information ."