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Senate Bill 5919 — State of Washington, 69th Legislature, 2026 Regular Session (Senators Schoesler and Short)

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Senate Bill 5919, State of Washington, 69th Legislature, 2026 Regular Session, by Senators Schoesler and Short, prefiled 12/19/25 and read first time 01/12/26, referred to the Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development. Its title relates to agriculture practices in unincorporated areas where wildfire danger is present and adds a new section to chapter 48.18 RCW. The section states that fire districts and insurance providers should collaborate on incentives for wildfire mitigation best practices related to agricultural activities, optional for insurance providers to offer and voluntary for policyholders to accept. Listed best practices include defensible space or fire breaks, proper equipment storage, water tanks, and notification for local red flag warnings.

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     S-3580.1

                               SENATE BILL 5919


     State of Washington       69th Legislature       2026 Regular Session

     By Senators Schoesler and Short

     Prefiled 12/19/25. Read first time 01/12/26.    Referred to Committee
     on Business, Trade & Economic Development.




 1       AN ACT Relating to agriculture practices in unincorporated areas
 2   where wildfire danger is present and encouraging fire districts and
 3   insurance providers to develop voluntary incentives to promote best
 4   practices; and adding a new section to chapter 48.18 RCW.


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


 6       NEW SECTION.   Sec. 1.   A new section is added to chapter 48.18
 7   RCW to read as follows:
 8       (1) Fire districts and insurance providers should collaborate to
 9   develop incentives that promote wildfire mitigation best practices
10   related to agricultural activities. Any incentive developed through
11   such collaboration should be optional for insurance providers to
12   offer and voluntary for policyholders to accept.
13       (2) Incentives may relate to best practices for either holders of
14   crop insurance or fire insurance, or both. Best practices may
15   include, but are not limited to:
16       (a) Installation and maintenance of defensible space or fire
17   breaks;
18       (b) Proper equipment storage;
19       (c) Installation and maintenance of water tanks;



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1       (d) Ownership of equipment related to wildfire mitigation
2   including, but not limited to, a firefighting apparatus, tractor, or
3   disc harrow; and
4       (e) Notification for local red flag warnings.

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