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Senate passes bill letting renters install portable cooling devices during extreme heat with guardrails
Summary
The Senate approved substitute Senate Bill 6200, allowing renters and mobile‑home occupants to use approved portable cooling devices during extreme heat events under safety and notification rules; the measure passed after debate about landlord liability and building safety.
The Washington State Senate on Monday passed substitute Senate Bill 6200, a measure to allow renters and mobile‑home occupants to install and use portable cooling devices during extreme heat events subject to building‑code, safety and landlord notification requirements.
Sponsor Senator Slatter argued the bill addresses deadly indoor heat exposures and provides modest, targeted relief for tenants: "Extreme heat is not just a nuisance. It's a mass casualty health emergency," she said on the floor…
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