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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