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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 41

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Relating to: lead testing and disclosures for certain rental properties.

Landlord and tenant Public health Water supply

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires that a landlord conduct a test for lead for each water supply

or plumbing system serving a premises prior to entering into a rental agreement with

a prospective tenant for that premises. Under the bill, the landlord must disclose the

results of the test for lead and disclose whether any water supply or plumbing system

serving the premises contains lead pipes or lead service lines. If lead is detected by

the test or there are lead pipes or lead service lines serving the premises, the landlord

must provide the prospective tenant with the pamphlet published by the

Department of Natural Resources that describes the risks of lead in drinking water.

The bill provides that if a landlord fails to fulfill any of the obligations regarding

testing, disclosure, or providing the pamphlet, the rental agreement for that

premises is void and unenforceable in its entirety.

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D)

18 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Goyke (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stuck (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 15, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Johnson, Carpenter, C. Larson and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Mason, Ohnstad, Anderson, Kessler, Sargent, Brostoff, Crowley, Berceau, Goyke, Bowen, Zepnick, Wachs, Fields, Zamarripa and Sinicki

  2. Feb 15, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade

  3. Feb 17, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Pope added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 23, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Stuck added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 26, 2018 · Senate

    Rereferred to committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)

  6. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1