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HB 1817 & SB 5466 Action Alert

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HB 1817 - Establishing a housing gap voucher pilot program.

HB 1817 - Establishing a housing gap voucher pilot program. Continue Reading

SB 5118 - Multifamily Property Tax Exemption

Concerning modifying the multifamily property tax exemption to promote development of long-term affordable housing. Bill Information Sponsors: Kuderer, Wellman, Frame, Hunt, Keiser, Liias, Lovelett, Nobles, Randall Companion: N/A Status: Heard in (S) Housing on Jan 13, not currently scheduled... Continue Reading

HB 1026 - Local Government Design Review

Concerning local government design review. Bill Information Sponsors: Walen, Duerr, Bateman, Reed, Fitzgibbon, Ramel, Peterson, Macri, Tharinger, Wylie, Santos Companion: N/A Status: (H) Floor 2nd Reading What the bill does: Requires any design review of housing development permit... Continue Reading

SB 5301 - Commerce Housing Programs

Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce. Bill Information Sponsors: Mullet, Kuderer, Nguyen, Wilson, C. Companion: HB 1709 Status: Heard on Feb 9 in Senate Ways and Means, not yet scheduled What the bill does: Consolidates the Housing Assistance Program into... Continue Reading

SB 5491 - Residential Building Exits

Allowing for residential buildings of a certain height to be served by a single exit under certain conditions. Bill Information Sponsors: Salomon, Shewmake, Frame, Liias, Stanford Companion: N/A Status: Heard in (S) Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs on Feb 2, not currently... Continue Reading

HB 1628 Action Alert

Help Stop A Bill That Will Add Substantial Costs to Multi-Family Development and Property Sales Please take a moment to... Continue Reading

SB 5197 - Eviction Processes

Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing technical changes to eviction notice forms and modifying certain eviction processes. Bill Information Sponsors: Kuderer, Saldaña, Frame, Nguyen, Nobles, Wellman, Wilson, C. Status: Amended version passed out of (S) Housing on Feb. 8,... Continue Reading

SB 5435 - Residential Increases (7% Cap)

Concerning residential rent increases under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. Bill Information Sponsors: Trudeau, Saldaña, Frame, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Lovelett, Nguyen, Robinson, Stanford, Wilson, C. Status: Removed from Feb 10... Continue Reading

SB 5615 - Rent Controls/Local Government (Removes Preemption)

Enabling local governments to plan and adopt programs to stabilize and control rents. Bill Information Sponsors: Valdez Status: Referred to(S) Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs, Not Scheduled What the bill does: Removes statewide preemption on local rental control Would... Continue Reading

HB 1350 - Multifamily unit conversion

Expanding the multifamily tax exemption program to include converting existing multifamily units. Bill Information Sponsors: Walen, Hutchins, Christian, Duerr, Leavitt, Senn, Stokesbary, Barkis, Gregerson, Pollet Companion: N/A Status: Heard in (H) Housing on 1/31, Not Scheduled What the... Continue Reading

HB 1517 - Transit-oriented development

Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords' claims for damage to residential premises. Bill Information Sponsors: Reed, Taylor, Ramel, Berg, Peterson, Stonier, Walen, Wylie, Simmons, Fitzgibbon, Chapman, Berry, Slatter, Mena, Barkis, Rule, Duerr, Gregerson, Chambers, Bateman,... Continue Reading