HB1217 — 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.
Legislative · Enacted (became law)
WA · Latest action: Effective date 5/7/2025. (2025-05-07)
Summary
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.
Sponsors
Emily Alvarado (Sen, D, SD-034), Nicole Macri (Rep, D, HD-043A), Alex Ramel (Rep, D, HD-040B), Strom Peterson (Rep, D, HD-021A), Liz Berry (Rep, D, HD-036B), Sharlett Mena (Rep, D, HD-029B), My-Linh Thai (Rep, D, HD-041B), Julia Reed (Rep, D, HD-036A), Edwin Obras (Rep, D, HD-033A), Darya Farivar (Rep, D, HD-046B), Lisa Parshley (Rep, D, HD-022B), Lillian Ortiz-Self (Rep, D, HD-021B), Julio Cortes (Rep, D, HD-038A), Davina Duerr (Rep, D, HD-001A), Chipalo Street (Rep, D, HD-037B), April Berg (Rep, D, HD-044B), Jamila Taylor (Rep, D, HD-030A), Joe Fitzgibbon (Rep, D, HD-034B), Beth Doglio (Rep, D, HD-022A), Joe Timmons (Rep, D, HD-042B), Steve Tharinger (Rep, D, HD-024B), Mary Fosse (Rep, D, HD-038B), Mia Gregerson (Rep, D, HD-033B), Tarra Simmons (Rep, D, HD-023A), Sharon Wylie (Rep, D, HD-049A), Gerry Pollet (Rep, D, HD-046A), Shelley Kloba (Rep, D, HD-001B), Greg Nance (Rep, D, HD-023B), Lauren Davis (Rep, D, HD-032B), Timm Ormsby (Rep, D, HD-003B), Debra Lekanoff (Rep, D, HD-040A), Steve Bergquist (Rep, D, HD-011B), Shaun Scott (Rep, D, HD-043B), Monica Stonier (Rep, D, HD-049B), Natasha Hill (Rep, D, HD-003A)
Action History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
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| 2025-01-09 | House | Prefiled for introduction. |
| 2025-01-13 | House | First reading, referred to Housing. |
| 2025-01-13 | House | Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM. |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM. |
| 2025-01-20 | House | HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Minority; do not pass. |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Minority; without recommendation. |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Referred to Appropriations. |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM. |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM. |
| 2025-02-10 | House | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Minority; do not pass. |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Minority; without recommendation. |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. |
| 2025-03-10 | House | 1st substitute bill not substituted. |
| 2025-03-10 | House | 2nd substitute bill not substituted. |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Floor amendment |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 3. |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | First reading, referred to Housing. |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM. |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM. |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | HSG - Majority; do pass with amendment |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Minority; do not pass. |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | And refer to Ways & Means. |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Referred to Ways & Means. |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | WM - Majority; do pass with amendment |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Minority; do not pass. |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Committee amendment |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. |
| 2025-04-23 | House | House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments. |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Conference Requested. |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Conference committee appointed. Representatives Peterson, Macri, Low. |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Conference committee request granted. |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner. |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Conference committee report; received 7:20 PM 4/24/2025. |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Conference committee report; received 7:31 PM 4/24/2025. |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Conference committee report adopted. |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Bill as amended violated Senate Rule 25. |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Vote on adoption of conference committee report reconsidered. |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Conference Requested. |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner. |
| 2025-04-25 | House | Conference committee request granted. |
| 2025-04-25 | House | Conference committee appointed. Representatives Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Low. |
| 2025-04-26 | Senate | Conference committee report; received 9:10 AM 4/26/2025. |
| 2025-04-26 | House | Conference committee report; received 9:11 AM 4/26/2025. |
| 2025-04-27 | Senate | Conference committee report adopted. |
| 2025-04-27 | Senate | Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. |
| 2025-04-27 | House | Conference committee report adopted. |
| 2025-04-27 | House | Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0. |
| 2025-04-27 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-04-27 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2025-04-27 | House | Delivered to Governor. |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Governor signed. |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Chapter 209, 2025 Laws. |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Effective date 5/7/2025. |