CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 6090
Chapter 149, Laws of 2020
66TH LEGISLATURE
2020 REGULAR SESSION
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE AGENCIES--DETECTION DEVICE INSTALLATION--LIABILITY
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2020
Passed by the Senate March 9, 2020
  Yeas 48  Nays 0
CYRUS HABIB

President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 6, 2020
  Yeas 96  Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS

Speaker of the House of Representatives
CERTIFICATE
I, Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6090 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.
BRAD HENDRICKSON

Secretary
Secretary
Approved March 25, 2020 3:36 PM
FILED
March 26, 2020
JAY INSLEE

Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

SENATE BILL 6090

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 2020 Regular Session
State of Washington
66th Legislature
2020 Regular Session
BySenators Warnick, Honeyford, and Liias
Prefiled 12/18/19.Read first time 01/13/20.Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to limiting fire protection service agency liability for the installation of detection devices; and adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 4.24 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Any fire protection service agency, as defined in RCW 52.12.160, as well as the firefighters therein, whether volunteer or paid, that delivers to, or installs at, residential premises a device or batteries for such a device is not liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in the delivery or installation of a device or batteries for such a device, provided:
(a) Such installation was done in conformance with the manufacturer's instructions;
(b) Such installation or delivery was in the fire protection service agency's official capacity; and
(c) The act or omission did not constitute gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
(2) Any device delivered or installed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must be new and meet all applicable current safety and manufacturing standards.
(3) Smoke alarm installation program records considered a public record by chapter 40.14 RCW shall be retained in accordance with the schedule provided within that law.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the obligations and duties of the owner or occupier of the residential premises receiving such delivery or installation services.
(5) For purposes of this section, "device" includes any battery-operated or plug-in smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, or combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector.
Passed by the Senate March 9, 2020.
Passed by the House March 6, 2020.
Approved by the Governor March 25, 2020.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 26, 2020.
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