Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices.



ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6200

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senate Housing (originally sponsored by Senators Slatter, Alvarado, Conway, Frame, Hasegawa, Liias, Nobles, Riccelli, Trudeau, Valdez, and C. Wilson)

READ FIRST TIME 02/04/26.

AN ACT Relating to renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices; amending RCW 59.20.070 ; and adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 59.18 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Except as provided under subsections (3) through (5) of this section, a landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant from installing a portable cooling device of the tenant's choosing.