Enforcing plumbing contractor requirements.

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HOUSE BILL 2513

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Schmidt, Berry, and Fosse

Read first time 01/15/26. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards.

AN ACT Relating to enforcement of plumbing contractor requirements; and amending RCW 18.106.270 .

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

Sec. 1. RCW 18.106.270 and 2020 c 153 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A person found to have committed an infraction under RCW 18.106.020 shall be assessed a minimum monetary penalty of (( one hundred dollars )) $100 for the first infraction. A contractor found to have committed an infraction under RCW 18.106.020 must be assessed a minimum monetary penalty of (( five hundred dollars )) $500 for the first infraction. The maximum penalty for an infraction under RCW 18.106.020 must not exceed (( five thousand dollars )) $5,000 for a second or subsequent infraction. The department shall set by rule a schedule of penalties for infractions imposed under this chapter.