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WA SB 5729

died on adjournment

Encouraging construction of affordable housing by streamlining the permitting process.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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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
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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

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  2. 2026-03-02

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

    reading-2

  3. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-25

    LG - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-02-25

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.

  6. 2026-02-24

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.

  7. 2026-02-14

    First reading, referred to Local Government.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-12

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

    reading-3

  9. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  10. 2026-02-12

    1st substitute bill substituted (HSG 26).

    substitution

  11. 2026-02-12

    Returned to second reading for amendment.

  12. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended.

  13. 2026-02-10

    Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-3

  14. 2026-02-04

    Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.

  15. 2026-02-04

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

    substitution

  16. 2026-02-04

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

  17. 2026-01-21

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

  18. 2026-01-12

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Housing.

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  20. 2025-04-27

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  21. 2025-03-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.

  22. 2025-03-08

    First reading, referred to Local Government.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2025-03-06

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  24. 2025-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  25. 2025-03-06

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  26. 2025-02-26

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  27. 2025-02-21

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  28. 2025-02-21

    HSG - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-02-21

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

  30. 2025-02-19

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

  31. 2025-02-11

    First reading, referred to Housing.

    reading-1,referral-committee

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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