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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 13, 2024 | WA | HB 2114 | Establishes a 7% Rent Increase Cap Per Year | Bill Passed - House (54 - 43) |
Jan. 8, 2024 | WA | HB 1245 | Authorizes Lot Splitting for Single Residential Lots | Bill Passed - House (94 - 4) |
April 18, 2023 | WA | HB 1110 | Authorizes Duplexes, Triplexes and Fourplexes on Single-Family Housing Lots | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 18) |
April 5, 2023 | WA | SB 5702 | Expands the Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Pilot Program Permanently | Bill Passed - House (59 - 39) |
March 8, 2022 | WA | HB 1860 | Expands Plan to Prevent Homelessness among Mental Health Patients | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 7) |
Jan. 21, 2022 | WA | HB 1099 | Expands Policies Regarding Climate Change | Bill Passed - House (57 - 41) |
April 14, 2021 | WA | HB 1220 | Requires Housing Goals in the Growth Management Act to Include Affordable Housing | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 40) |
March 28, 2021 | WA | HB 1277 | Establishes a State-Funded Rental Assistance Program | Bill Passed - House (57 - 40) |
March 7, 2021 | WA | HB 1236 | Prohibits Rental Terminations or Evictions by Landlords Except on Certain Enumerated Grounds | Bill Passed - House (54 - 44) |
March 9, 2020 | WA | HB 1590 | Authorizes Local Affordable Housing Tax to be Imposed by a Councilmanic Authority | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 44) |
April 27, 2019 | WA | SB 5998 | Establishes a Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax | Bill Passed - House (56 - 42) |
April 12, 2019 | WA | SB 5600 | Expands Residential Tenant Protections | Bill Passed - House (51 - 46) |
March 6, 2018 | WA | HB 2578 | Establishes Source-of-Income Housing Non-Discrimination Policy | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 31) |
June 13, 2013 | WA | HB 2075 | Repeals Marital Trust Estate Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (53 - 33) |
May 30, 2013 | WA | HB 2064 | Amends Estate Tax Laws | Bill Passed - House (51 - 40) |
Feb. 6, 2008 | WA | SB 6272 | Financial Literacy for Homeowners | Bill Passed - House (69 - 27) |
Nov. 29, 2007 | WA | HB 2416 | Adjusting the Property Tax Cap | Bill Passed - House (86 - 8) |
Nov. 29, 2007 | WA | Sub SB 6178 | Property Tax Deferral | Bill Passed - House (55 - 39) |