BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2265: Extreme heat/tenants

Protecting tenants from periods of extreme heat.

Summary

Prohibits landlords from restricting installation of portable cooling devices by tenants subject to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA) and the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act, with certain exceptions.
Requires RLTA landlords to provide cooling as reasonably required by the tenant.
Prohibits sheriffs from executing writs of restitution or physically evicting tenants during periods of extreme heat.

From the House Bill Analysis 2026 (HB 2265), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to protecting tenants from periods of extreme heat;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 2265 (2023–24) Climbing facilities · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2265 (2019–20) Firefighting foam · Enacted · Chapter 23, Laws of 2020
HB 2265 (2017–18) Lienholders' interests · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2265 (2015–16) Aerospace tax incentives · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2265 (2013–14) Bail bond agreements · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2265 (2011–12) Washington works indicators · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2265 (2009–10) Wireless devices/driving · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2265 (2007–08) Supervised community options · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor