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WA SB 5471

enacted

Authorizing middle housing in unincorporated growth areas and unincorporated urban growth areas, certain limited areas of more intensive rural development, and fully contained communities.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WA SB 5471 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5471 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5471 about?

WA SB 5471 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Authorizing middle housing in unincorporated growth areas and unincorporated urban growth areas, certain limited areas of more intensive rural development, and fully contained communities.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5471?

Goehner is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5471, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Goehnerprimary
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Batemancosponsor
  • Goehnercosponsor
  • Chapmancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-20

    Chapter 386, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-20

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-24

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-23

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-22

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-21

    Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    passage

  8. 2025-04-21

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  9. 2025-04-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 4.

    reading-3

  10. 2025-04-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2025-04-12

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  12. 2025-04-11

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

    reading-2

  13. 2025-03-27

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-03-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  15. 2025-03-24

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-03-24

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

  17. 2025-03-17

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

  18. 2025-02-24

    First reading, referred to Housing.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2025-02-19

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  20. 2025-02-19

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  21. 2025-02-19

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  22. 2025-02-12

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  23. 2025-02-10

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  24. 2025-02-07

    HSG - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-02-07

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

  26. 2025-01-31

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.

  27. 2025-01-23

    First reading, referred to Housing.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24)

    2025-02-19 · pass · 48-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: other
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5)

    2025-04-12 · pass · 90-4

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: other
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: other
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: other
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: no
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10)

    2025-04-21 · pass · 48-0

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5471&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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