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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 22, 2024 | WA | HB 1998 | Requires Cities and Counties Allow "Co-Living Housing" in Urban Growth Areas | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4) |
April 19, 2023 | WA | SB 5702 | Expands the Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Pilot Program Permanently | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 7) |
April 11, 2023 | WA | HB 1110 | Authorizes Duplexes, Triplexes and Fourplexes on Single-Family Housing Lots | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14) |
March 10, 2022 | WA | HB 1099 | Expands Policies Regarding Climate Change | (28 - 21) |
April 10, 2021 | WA | HB 1220 | Requires Housing Goals in the Growth Management Act to Include Affordable Housing | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
March 10, 2020 | WA | SB 6617 | Expands Access to Accessory Dwelling Unit Construction | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
March 6, 2020 | WA | HB 1590 | Authorizes Local Affordable Housing Tax to be Imposed by a Councilmanic Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
April 25, 2019 | WA | SB 5998 | Establishes a Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22) |
April 24, 2019 | WA | SB 5600 | Expands Residential Tenant Protections | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
April 22, 2019 | WA | HB 1923 | Increases Urban Residential Capacity Allowances | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16) |
March 1, 2018 | WA | HB 2578 | Establishes Source-of-Income Housing Non-Discrimination Policy | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13) |
June 13, 2013 | WA | HB 2075 | Repeals Marital Trust Estate Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
March 8, 2013 | WA | SB 5187 | Authorizes Livestock Owners to Dispatch Gray Wolves | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 23) |
April 20, 2011 | WA | SB 5622 | Recreation Access on State Lands | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
March 11, 2009 | WA | SB 5895 | Housing Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
Feb. 6, 2008 | WA | SB 6381 | Good Faith Duties of Mortgage Brokers | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
Feb. 6, 2008 | WA | SB 6452 | Yield Spread Premium Disclosure | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17) |
Nov. 29, 2007 | WA | Sub SB 6178 | Property Tax Deferral | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
Nov. 29, 2007 | WA | HB 2416 | Adjusting the Property Tax Cap | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9) |