WA SB 5729
died on adjournmentEncouraging construction of affordable housing by streamlining the permitting process.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 5729 pass?
No. WA SB 5729 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
What is WA SB 5729 about?
WA SB 5729 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Encouraging construction of affordable housing by streamlining the permitting process.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5729?
Gildon is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5729, joined by 3 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Gildonprimary
- Fortunatocosponsor
- Doziercosponsor
- Gildoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-11
First reading, referred to Housing.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-19
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
2025-02-21
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
2025-02-21
HSG - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-21
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-02-26
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-03-06
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2025-03-06
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-06
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.
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2025-03-08
First reading, referred to Local Government.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2026-01-12
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Housing.
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-04
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-04
HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-04
Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-02-10
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
reading-3
2026-02-12
Rules suspended.
2026-02-12
Returned to second reading for amendment.
2026-02-12
1st substitute bill substituted (HSG 26).
substitution
2026-02-12
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-12
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-02-14
First reading, referred to Local Government.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-24
Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-25
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-25
LG - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-02
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21)
2025-03-06 · pass · 47-2
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: no
- Holy: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: no
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- 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
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12)
2026-02-12 · pass · 48-1
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
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: no
- 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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