Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement.

Looking ahead

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History

1. 2025
   1. May 7Effective date 5/7/2025.Latest
   2. May 7Chapter 209, 2025 Laws.Major
   3. May 7Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
   4. Apr 27Delivered to Governor.To Governor
      • Vote recorded Adoption as Recommended by the Conference Committee (#4). Result: pass.Lower
      • Vote recorded Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#3). Result: pass.Upper
      • Vote recorded Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee (#5). Result: pass.Lower
      • Vote recorded Motion to Immediately Transmit to Senate (#6). Result: pass.Lower
   5. Apr 27President signed.Passed Senate
   6. Apr 27Speaker signed.Passed House
   7. Apr 27Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0.
   8. Apr 27Conference committee report adopted.
   9. Apr 27Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1.
   10. Apr 27Conference committee report adopted.
   11. Apr 26Conference committee report; received 9:11 AM 4/26/2025.
   12. Apr 26Conference committee report; received 9:10 AM 4/26/2025.
   13. Apr 25Conference committee appointed. Representatives Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Low.
       • Vote recorded Grant Conference (#4). Result: pass.Lower
   14. Apr 25Conference committee request granted.
   15. Apr 25Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner.
   16. Apr 25Conference Requested.
   17. Apr 25Vote on adoption of conference committee report reconsidered.
   18. Apr 25Bill as amended violated Senate Rule 25.
   19. Apr 25Conference committee report adopted.
   20. Apr 24Conference committee report; received 7:31 PM 4/24/2025.
   21. Apr 24Conference committee report; received 7:20 PM 4/24/2025.
   22. Apr 24Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner.
   23. Apr 24Conference committee request granted.
   24. Apr 23Conference committee appointed. Representatives Peterson, Macri, Low.
       • Vote recorded Concur in Senate Amendment(s) (#1). Result: fail.Lower
   25. Apr 23Conference Requested.
   26. Apr 23House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments.
   27. Apr 10Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.Minor
       • Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#25). Result: pass.Upper
       • Vote recorded 353 Cleveland Pg 21 Ln 8 (#24). Result: fail.Upper
       • Vote recorded 345 Shewmake Pg 1 Ln 13 (#22). Result: pass.Upper
       • Vote recorded 312 Liias Pg 4 Ln 6 (#23). Result: pass.Upper
   28. Apr 10Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
   29. Apr 10Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
   30. Apr 9Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
   31. Apr 8Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
   32. Apr 7Minority; do not pass.Minor
   33. Apr 7WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
   34. Apr 7Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
   35. Apr 4Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
   36. Mar 27Referred to Ways & Means.Minor
   37. Mar 26And refer to Ways & Means.Minor
   38. Mar 26Minority; do not pass.Minor
   39. Mar 26HSG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
   40. Mar 26Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
   41. Mar 19Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
   42. Mar 12First reading, referred to Housing.Minor
   43. Mar 10Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 3.Minor
       • Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15). Result: pass.Lower
   44. Mar 10Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
   45. Mar 10Floor amendment(s) adopted.
   46. Mar 102nd substitute bill not substituted.
   47. Mar 101st substitute bill not substituted.
   48. Mar 5Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
   49. Feb 13Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
   50. Feb 10Minority; without recommendation.Minor
   51. Feb 10Minority; do not pass.Minor
   52. Feb 10APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
   53. Feb 10Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
   54. Feb 3Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
   55. Jan 24Referred to Appropriations.Minor
   56. Jan 20Minority; without recommendation.Minor
   57. Jan 20Minority; do not pass.Minor
   58. Jan 20HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
   59. Jan 20Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
   60. Jan 13Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
   61. Jan 13First reading, referred to Housing.Minor
   62. Jan 9Prefiled for introduction.Introduced