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SB5222 — 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 · Introduced   WA  ·  Latest action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2026-01-12)

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

Yasmin Trudeau (Sen, D, SD-027), Mike Chapman (Sen, D, SD-024), Jessica Bateman (Sen, D, SD-022), Steven Conway (Sen, D, SD-029), Noel Frame (Sen, D, SD-036), Robert Hasegawa (Sen, D, SD-011), Liz Lovelett (Sen, D, SD-040), T'wina Nobles (Sen, D, SD-028), Tina Orwall (Sen, D, SD-033), Jamie Pedersen (Sen, D, SD-043), Marcus Riccelli (Sen, D, SD-003A), June Robinson (Sen, D, SD-038), Rebecca Saldana (Sen, D, SD-037), Vandana Slatter (Sen, D, SD-048A), Derek Stanford (Sen, D, SD-001), Javier Valdez (Sen, D, SD-046), Claire Wilson (Sen, D, SD-030)

Action History

DateChamberAction
2025-01-10SenatePrefiled for introduction.
2025-01-13SenateFirst reading, referred to Housing.
2025-01-22SenatePublic hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-19SenateExecutive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
2025-02-19SenateHSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
2025-02-19SenateAnd refer to Ways & Means.
2025-02-19SenateMinority; do not pass.
2025-02-19SenateMinority; without recommendation.
2025-02-20SenateReferred to Ways & Means.
2026-01-12SenateBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.