HB 1705, sponsored by Rep. Jeremie Dufault (R–Selah), repeals statutes that provide cities and towns with the authority to attach liens for unpaid utility charges. The bill also provides that cities and towns cannot require a property owner to pay a delinquent utility bill in a tenant's name or have a lien against the premises of the property owner for a residential tenant's delinquent and unpaid utility charges when the utility account is in the tenant's name.

AWC has concerns with the bill.

Dates to remember

A hearing is scheduled on Wednesday, February 6 in the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee at 8 am.