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Washington 2025-2026

HB 1217

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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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-10-26 11:11:01 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
Washington
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2025-01-09 00:00:00

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Effective date 5/7/2025.

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  2. Chapter 209, 2025 Laws.

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  3. Governor signed.

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  4. Delivered to Governor.

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  5. President signed.

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  6. Speaker signed.

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

  8. Conference committee report adopted.

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

  10. Conference committee report adopted.

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

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

  13. Conference committee appointed. Representatives Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Low.

  14. Conference committee request granted.

  15. Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner.

  16. Conference Requested.

  17. Vote on adoption of conference committee report reconsidered.

  18. Bill as amended violated Senate Rule 25.

  19. Conference committee report adopted.

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

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

  22. Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner.

  23. Conference committee request granted.

  24. Conference committee appointed. Representatives Peterson, Macri, Low.

  25. Conference Requested.

  26. House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments.

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

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  28. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  29. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.

  30. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  31. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  32. Minority; do not pass.

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

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

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

  36. Referred to Ways & Means.

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  37. And refer to Ways & Means.

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  38. Minority; do not pass.

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

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

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

  42. First reading, referred to Housing.

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

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  44. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  45. Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  46. 2nd substitute bill not substituted.

  47. 1st substitute bill not substituted.

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

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  49. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  50. Minority; without recommendation.

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  51. Minority; do not pass.

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

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

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

  55. Referred to Appropriations.

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  56. Minority; without recommendation.

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  57. Minority; do not pass.

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

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

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

  61. First reading, referred to Housing.

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  62. Prefiled for introduction.

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