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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2477

HB 2477: Real estate appraisals

Concerning actions arising out of real estate appraisal activity.

Summary

  • Requires claims or causes of action against appraisers, appraiser trainees, appraisal companies, and appraisal management companies arising out of an appraisal report to be brought within the earlier of two years of discovery of the act or omission or five years of signing the appraisal report, except in cases of fraud.
  • Deems who an appraisal report is considered to be prepared at the request of and exclusively for the benefit or use of, for purposes of limiting who appraisers, appraiser trainees, appraisal companies, and appraisal management companies may be found to have liability to, arising out of an appraisal report.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2026
  2. Out of committeeFeb 4, 2026
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sam Low (R-39)
Introduced
January 14, 2026 in the House
Last action
February 4, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2477, SHB 2477

AN ACT Relating to actions arising out of real estate appraisal activity;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sam Low (R-39)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Roger Goodman D-45Andrew Barkis R-2

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2477)
  2. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2477)
  3. CPB - Executive action taken by committee.
  4. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  5. CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.

HB 2477 in other sessions

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

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