Bill re-defining insurance fraud passes Washington state senate 49-0

Bill re-defining insurance fraud passes Washington state senate 49-0

OLYMPIA, Wash. – A bill to define insurance fraud as a Class B felony passed the Washington Senate in a unanimous vote on Tuesday. The bill, SB 6031, was requested by Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner and was introduced towards the beginning of the 2026 legislative session. It adapts several parts of the law

Washington State Senate Passes Insurance Fraud Bill with Collision Repair, Appraisal Provisions

Legislation would expand the definition of insurance fraud and extend statute of limitations to 10 years. The Washington State Senate passed legislation Feb. 17 that would upgrade insurance fraud to a class B felony, expand the definition of the crime to cover vehicle repair billing fraud and appraisal manipulation, and extend the statute of limitations to 10 years — changes that, if enacted into law, would directly affect collision repair facil…