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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT SENATE BILL 5571 Chapter 270, Laws of 2025 69TH LEGISLATURE 2025 REGULAR SESSION EXTERIOR CLADDING MATERIALS—CITIES EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025 Passed by the Senate April 24, 2025 Yeas 33 Nays 15 DENNY HECK President of the Senate Passed by the House April 23, 2025 Yeas 64 Nays 33 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives CERTIFICATE I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5571 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. SARAH BANNISTER Secretary Secretary Approved May 13, 2025 10:35 AM FILED May 14, 2025 BOB FERGUSON Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington SENATE BILL 5571 AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators Bateman and Nobles Read first time 01/29/25. Referred to Committee on Local Government. AN ACT Relating to regulating exterior cladding materials; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.21 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows: (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a city is prohibited from requiring or excluding exterior cladding materials that are in compliance with the state building code. (2) "Exterior cladding" means a nonload-bearing material attached to the exterior of a building. (3) The limitation in this section does not apply to homeowners' associations governed by chapter 64.38 RCW, plat communities governed by chapter 64.90 RCW, structures in an area designated as a local historic district, structures located in an area designated as a historic district on the national register of historic places, structures designated as a local, state, or national historic landmark, areas subject to provisions of the international wildland urban interface code adopted by a city or town, and any city or town with old world Bavarian architectural themed building requirements in law. Furthermore, a city or town that adopts building codes requiring fire-resistant siding materials as protection from wildfire is not in violation of the provisions of this section. NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 35A.21 RCW to read as follows: (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a code city is prohibited from requiring or excluding exterior cladding materials that are in compliance with the state building code. (2) "Exterior cladding" means a nonload-bearing material attached to the exterior of a building. (3) The limitation in this section does not apply to homeowners' associations governed by chapter 64.38 RCW, plat communities governed by chapter 64.90 RCW, structures in an area designated as a local historic district, structures located in an area designated as a historic district on the national register of historic places, structures designated as a local, state, or national historic landmark, areas subject to provisions of the international wildland urban interface code adopted by a code city, and any code city with old world Bavarian architectural themed building requirements in law. Furthermore, a code city that adopts building codes requiring fire-resistant siding materials as protection from wildfire is not in violation of the provisions of this section. NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 36.01 RCW to read as follows: (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a county is prohibited from requiring or excluding exterior cladding materials that are in compliance with the state building code. (2) "Exterior cladding" means a nonload-bearing material attached to the exterior of a building. (3) The limitation in this section does not apply to homeowners' associations governed by chapter 64.38 RCW, plat communities governed by chapter 64.90 RCW, structures in an area designated as a local historic district, structures located in an area designated as a historic district on the national register of historic places, structures designated as a local, state, or national historic landmark, areas subject to provisions of the international wildland urban interface code adopted by a county, and any structures in a county that are adjacent to a city or code city with old world Bavarian architectural themed building requirements in law. Furthermore, a county that adopts building codes requiring fire-resistant siding materials as protection from wildfire is not in violation of the provisions of this section. Passed by the Senate April 24, 2025. Passed by the House April 23, 2025. Approved by the Governor May 13, 2025. Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 14, 2025.
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