Addressing wildfire protection and mitigation.

House Bill 1539 establishes a work group to study and develop recommendations for wildfire mitigation and resiliency standards in Washington state. This work group, composed of state officials, insurance industry representatives, landowners, and utilities, is tasked with coordinating state wildfire mitigation standards with national guidelines and enhancing community-level efforts. It will also focus on improving consumer transparency regarding wildfire risk and insurance non-renewals. Additionally, the group will recommend a framework for a grant program to help homeowners retrofit their properties against wildfire damage. The work group must submit its report of recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2025, and the section creating the work group expires at the end of 2025.