WA HB1539

Creates a work group to study wildfire mitigation and resiliency standards, co-chaired by the Insurance Commissioner and Commissioner of Public Lands, with members from the insurance industry, fire chiefs, utilities, landowners, and real estate sectors

Requires recommendations for coordinating state wildfire property mitigation standards with nationally recognized, science-based standards and enhancing community-level wildfire mitigation

Directs the work group to develop a grant program framework to help Washington homeowners retrofit residential properties to resist wildfire loss and meet national mitigation standards

Mandates recommendations for improving consumer transparency on wildfire risk, including disclosures for insurance policy nonrenewals related to wildfire, aimed at increasing insurance availability and market stability

Report due to the legislature by December 1, 2025; work group expires December 31, 2025