HB 1217

  • Washington House Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Apr 27, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 27, 2025
  • Became Law May 07, 2025

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.

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May 07, 2025

Office of the Governor

Effective date 5/7/2025.

Office of the Governor

Chapter 209, 2025 Laws.

Office of the Governor

Governor signed.

Apr 27, 2025

House

Speaker signed.

House

Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0.

House

Conference committee report adopted.

Senate

Conference committee report adopted.

Senate

Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1.

Office of the Governor

Delivered to Governor.

Senate

President signed.

Apr 26, 2025

House

Conference committee report; received 9:11 AM 4/26/2025.

Senate

Conference committee report; received 9:10 AM 4/26/2025.

Apr 25, 2025

Senate

Bill as amended violated Senate Rule 25.

House

Conference committee appointed. Representatives Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Low.

House

Conference committee request granted.

Senate

Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner.

Senate

Conference Requested.

Senate

Vote on adoption of conference committee report reconsidered.

Senate

Conference committee report adopted.

Apr 24, 2025

Senate

Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner.

House

Conference committee report; received 7:31 PM 4/24/2025.

Senate

Conference committee report; received 7:20 PM 4/24/2025.

Senate

Conference committee request granted.

Apr 23, 2025

House

Conference Requested.

House

Conference committee appointed. Representatives Peterson, Macri, Low.

House

House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments.

Apr 10, 2025

Senate

Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.

Senate

Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.

Senate

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

Apr 09, 2025

Senate

Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Apr 08, 2025

Senate

Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

Apr 07, 2025

Senate

Minority; do not pass.

Senate

WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

Senate

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

Apr 04, 2025

Senate

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

Mar 27, 2025

Senate

Referred to Ways & Means.

Mar 26, 2025

Senate

HSG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

Senate

And refer to Ways & Means.

Senate

Minority; do not pass.

Senate

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.

Mar 19, 2025

Senate

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.

Mar 12, 2025

Senate

First reading, referred to Housing.

Mar 10, 2025

House

2nd substitute bill not substituted.

House

Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 3.

House

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

House

Floor amendment(s) adopted.

House

1st substitute bill not substituted.

Mar 05, 2025

House

Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Feb 13, 2025

House

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

Feb 10, 2025

House

APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

House

Minority; without recommendation.

House

Minority; do not pass.

House

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

Feb 03, 2025

House

Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

Jan 24, 2025

House

Referred to Appropriations.

Jan 20, 2025

House

HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

House

Minority; without recommendation.

House

Minority; do not pass.

House

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.

Jan 13, 2025

House

First reading, referred to Housing.

House

Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.

Jan 09, 2025

House

Prefiled for introduction.

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