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WA HB1127

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Amy Walen

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prearrangement funeral service contract trusts are presumed abandoned 3 years after the earliest of: the contract beneficiary's death, when the beneficiary would have reached age 107, or 50 years from contract execution

  • Lowers the reporting threshold for apparent owner information from $50 to $5, and reduces the owner notification threshold from $75 to $50

  • Changes annual report filing deadlines from November 1st to October 31st for most holders, and from May 1st to April 30th for insurance companies

  • Extends the abandonment period for excess proceeds from self-service storage facility sales from 6 months to 1 year, and requires holders to notify owners 3 months before ceasing interest payments or charging dormancy fees

  • Establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for the administrator to commence examinations or issue liability determinations, and caps finder's fee agreements at 5% of recovered property value

Legislative Description

Modifying provisions of the revised uniform unclaimed property act.

Last Action

House Rules "X" file.

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/20/2025
Finance1/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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