WA HB1810

Washington Department of Commerce must conduct a study on financial incentives for seismic retrofits of unreinforced masonry buildings, examining tax modifications including special valuation tax, current use taxation, property/sales/excise tax exemptions, and incentives for tax-exempt entities like schools and nonprofits

Preliminary study report due to legislature by June 30, 2026, with final report due September 1, 2026; study section expires December 31, 2026

Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department must complete a statewide inventory of unreinforced masonry buildings, as originally directed in 2018 legislation

Inventory must include review of historic resources databases and Sanborn maps, ground truthing to confirm construction vulnerability, and upload to the Washington system for architectural and archaeological records data portal for local jurisdiction use

Preliminary inventory progress report due September 1, 2027, with full statewide inventory completion required by June 30, 2030; inventory section expires December 31, 2030