Fiscal Note — 1081 HB, Solicited real estate (Office of Attorney General)
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An Individual State Agency Fiscal Note for Bill Number 1081 HB, titled Solicited real estate, from the 100-Office of Attorney General. It lists operating expenditures of $468,000 for FY 2026 and $468,000 for FY 2027, and $936,000 for 2025-27. Section 1 is described as applying to real estate transactions where a potential buyer solicits the purchase of unlisted real property, and the note states that the Attorney General's Office (AGO) can enforce. The agency assumptions state that the bill appears to leave compliance enforcement solely to the AGO. Agency preparation is dated 01/13/2025 and the OFM review is dated 01/14/2025.
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Individual State Agency Fiscal Note
Bill Number: 1081 HB Title: Solicited real estate Agency: 100-Office of Attorney
General
Part I: Estimates
No Fiscal Impact
Estimated Cash Receipts to:
NONE
Estimated Operating Expenditures from:
FY 2026 FY 2027 2025-27 2027-29 2029-31
FTE Staff Years 2.9 2.9 2.9 1.4 1.4
Account
General Fund-State 001-1 468,000 468,000 936,000 447,000 442,000
Total $ 468,000 468,000 936,000 447,000 442,000
Estimated Capital Budget Impact:
NONE
The cash receipts and expenditure estimates on this page represent the most likely fiscal impact. Factors impacting the precision of these estimates,
and alternate ranges (if appropriate), are explained in Part II.
Check applicable boxes and follow corresponding instructions:
If fiscal impact is greater than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete entire fiscal note
X
form Parts I-V.
If fiscal impact is less than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete this page only (Part I).
Capital budget impact, complete Part IV.
Requires new rule making, complete Part V.
Legislative Contact: Megan Mulvihill Phone: 360-786-7304 Date: 01/08/2025
Agency Preparation: Dave Merchant Phone: 360-753-1620 Date: 01/13/2025
Agency Approval: Leah Snow Phone: 360-586-2104 Date: 01/13/2025
OFM Review: Gwen Stamey Phone: (360) 790-1166 Date: 01/14/2025
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 196,770.00 Request # 019-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 1 Bill # 1081 HB
Part II: Narrative Explanation
II. A - Brief Description Of What The Measure Does That Has Fiscal Impact
Significant provisions of the bill and any related workload or policy assumptions that have revenue or expenditure impact on the responding agency by
section number.
Section 1: New Section. Applies to real estate transactions where a potential buyer solicits the purchase of unlisted real
property. Owners of such real property provided the right to receive an appraisal. Soliciting buyer must provide notice of the
right to owner and owner can cancel the transaction if no notice is provided. Provides specific notice requirements. The
Attorney General’s Office (AGO) can enforce. The statute affects the public interest for purposes of RCW 19.86.
Section 2: New Section. New chapter in RCW chapter 61.
II. B - Cash receipts Impact
Cash receipts impact of the legislation on the responding agency with the cash receipts provisions identified by section number and when appropriate, the
detail of the revenue sources. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the cash receipts impact is derived. Explanation
of how workload assumptions translate into estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.
Attorney General’s Office (AGO) Consumer Protection Division (CPR) activities are funded with General Fund-State
dollars. No cash receipt impact. There is no client agency to bill for legal services.
II. C - Expenditures
Agency expenditures necessary to implement this legislation (or savings resulting from this legislation), with the provisions of the legislation that result in
the expenditures (or savings) identified by section number. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the expenditure
impact is derived. Explanation of how workload assumptions translate into cost estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.
Attorney General’s Office (AGO) Agency Assumptions:
This bill is assumed effective 90 days after the end of the 2025 legislative session.
Location of staffing is assumed to be in a King County office building.
Total workload impact in this request includes standard assumption costs for goods & services, travel, and capital outlays
for all FTE identified.
Agency administration support FTE are included in the tables. The Management Analyst 5 FTE (MA) is used as a
representative classification. An example ratio is for every 1.0 Assistant Attorney General FTE (AAG), the AGO includes
0.5 Paralegal 1 FTE (PL1) and 0.4 MA.
1. Assumptions for the AGO Consumer Protection Division (CPR) Legal Services for the Attorney General’s Office
(AGO):
CPR enforces the Consumer Protection Act with respect to conduct that is made unlawful under RCW 19.86.020, which
broadly prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce. CPR focus is on representations and failures to
disclose terms and conditions.
This bill adds a new section to the Deed of Trust Act implementing requirements for solicitations to purchase real property.
Although homeowners can cancel a purchase contact for real property upon a buyer’s violation of the statute, the bill
appears to leave compliance enforcement solely to the AGO; it does not explicitly allow for a private right of action to
enforce. Although CPR already investigates and prosecutes violations of the Deed of Trust Act, violations of this bill would
involve different claims and violators. Therefore, enforcement of this chapter would not be absorbed into CPR’s existing
work. CPR assumes that enforcement to ensure compliance will be a priority for the AGO, that litigation will be necessary
to enforce industry compliance, that enforcement litigation will not require extensive discovery given nature of violation, that
other regulators will take action to enforce similar laws, that industry compliance will increase as a result of litigation
Solicited real estate 100-Office of Attorney General
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 196,770.00 Request # 019-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 2 Bill # 1081 HB
enforcement efforts, that bill will remain, as currently drafted, without a private right of action under the Consumer
Protection Act (CPA).
CPR: Total King County workload impact:
FY 2026 and FY 2027: $468,000 for 1.0 AAG, 0.5 Paralegal 2 (PL2), 0.5 Senior Investigator (INV), and 0.5 PL1, which
includes direct litigation costs of $15,860
FY 2028: $226,000 for 0.5 AAG, 0.2 PL2, 0.2 INV, and 0.3 PL1, which includes direct litigation costs of $15,860
FY 2029 and each FY thereafter: $221,000 for 0.5 AAG, 0.2 PL2, 0.2 INV, and 0.3 PL1, which includes direct litigation
costs of $10,500
2. The AGO Solicitor General’s Office (SGO) has reviewed this bill and determined it will not increase or decrease the
division’s workload. Therefore, no costs are included in this request.
Part III: Expenditure Detail
III. A - Operating Budget Expenditures
Account Account Title Type FY 2026 FY 2027 2025-27 2027-29 2029-31
001-1 General Fund State 468,000 468,000 936,000 447,000 442,000
Total $ 468,000 468,000 936,000 447,000 442,000
III. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
FY 2026 FY 2027 2025-27 2027-29 2029-31
FTE Staff Years 2.9 2.9 2.9 1.4 1.4
A-Salaries and Wages 306,000 306,000 612,000 286,000 286,000
B-Employee Benefits 93,000 93,000 186,000 86,000 86,000
C-Professional Service Contracts 16,000 16,000 32,000 27,000 22,000
E-Goods and Other Services 50,000 50,000 100,000 46,000 46,000
G-Travel 3,000 3,000 6,000 2,000 2,000
Total $ 468,000 468,000 936,000 447,000 442,000
III. C - Operating FTE Detail: List FTEs by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals need to agree with total FTEs in
Part I and Part IIIA
Job Classification Salary FY 2026 FY 2027 2025-27 2027-29 2029-31
Assistant Attorney General-King 139,558 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5
County
Management Analyst 5-King County 98,040 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2
Paralegal 1-King County 74,700 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3
Paralegal 2-King County 82,392 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2
Senior Investigator-King County 108,156 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2
Total FTEs 2.9 2.9 2.9 1.4 1.4
III. D - Expenditures By Program (optional)
Program FY 2026 FY 2027 2025-27 2027-29 2029-31
Consumer Protection Division (CPR) 468,000 468,000 936,000 447,000 442,000
Total $ 468,000 468,000 936,000 447,000 442,000
Part IV: Capital Budget Impact
IV. A - Capital Budget Expenditures
NONE
IV. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
NONE
Solicited real estate 100-Office of Attorney General
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 196,770.00 Request # 019-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 3 Bill # 1081 HB
IV. C - Capital Budget Breakout
Acquisition and construction costs not reflected elsewhere on the fiscal note and description of potential financing methods.
NONE
IV. D - Capital FTE Detail: FTEs listed by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals agree with total FTEs in Part IVB.
NONE
Part V: New Rule Making Required
Provisions of the bill that require the agency to adopt new administrative rules or repeal/revise existing rules.
Solicited real estate 100-Office of Attorney General
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 196,770.00 Request # 019-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 4 Bill # 1081 HB
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