Bill Sponsor
Washington House Bill 1217
Session 2025-2026
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.
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Became Law on May 7, 2025
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First Action
Jan 9, 2025
Latest Action
May 7, 2025
Origin Chamber
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Bill Number
1217
State
Washington
Session
2025-2026
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House Votes (6)
Senate Votes (5)
Motion Text
Motion to Immediately Transmit to Senate (#6)
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
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Documents (86)
05/07/2025
Office of the Governor
Effective date 5/7/2025.
05/07/2025
Office of the Governor
Chapter 209, 2025 Laws.
05/07/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor signed.
04/27/2025
Office of the Governor
Delivered to Governor.
04/27/2025
Senate
President signed.
04/27/2025
House
Speaker signed.
04/27/2025
House
Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0.
04/27/2025
House
Conference committee report adopted.
04/27/2025
Senate
Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1.
04/27/2025
Senate
Conference committee report adopted.
04/26/2025
House
Conference committee report; received 9:11 AM 4/26/2025.
04/26/2025
Senate
Conference committee report; received 9:10 AM 4/26/2025.
04/25/2025
House
Conference committee appointed. Representatives Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Low.
04/25/2025
House
Conference committee request granted.
04/25/2025
Senate
Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner.
04/25/2025
Senate
Conference Requested.
04/25/2025
Senate
Vote on adoption of conference committee report reconsidered.
04/25/2025
Senate
Bill as amended violated Senate Rule 25.
04/25/2025
Senate
Conference committee report adopted.
04/24/2025
House
Conference committee report; received 7:31 PM 4/24/2025.
04/24/2025
Senate
Conference committee report; received 7:20 PM 4/24/2025.
04/24/2025
Senate
Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner.
04/24/2025
Senate
Conference committee request granted.
04/23/2025
House
Conference committee appointed. Representatives Peterson, Macri, Low.
04/23/2025
House
Conference Requested.
04/23/2025
House
House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments.
04/10/2025
Senate
Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.
04/10/2025
Senate
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
04/10/2025
Senate
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
04/09/2025
Senate
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
04/08/2025
Senate
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
04/07/2025
Senate
Minority; do not pass.
04/07/2025
Senate
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
04/07/2025
Senate
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
04/04/2025
Senate
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
03/27/2025
Senate
Referred to Ways & Means.
03/26/2025
Senate
And refer to Ways & Means.
03/26/2025
Senate
Minority; do not pass.
03/26/2025
Senate
HSG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
03/26/2025
Senate
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
03/19/2025
Senate
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
03/12/2025
Senate
First reading, referred to Housing.
03/10/2025
House
Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 3.
03/10/2025
House
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
03/10/2025
House
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
03/10/2025
House
2nd substitute bill not substituted.
03/10/2025
House
1st substitute bill not substituted.
03/05/2025
House
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
02/13/2025
House
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/10/2025
House
Minority; without recommendation.
02/10/2025
House
Minority; do not pass.
02/10/2025
House
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/10/2025
House
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
02/03/2025
House
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
01/24/2025
House
Referred to Appropriations.
01/20/2025
House
Minority; without recommendation.
01/20/2025
House
Minority; do not pass.
01/20/2025
House
HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
01/20/2025
House
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
01/13/2025
House
Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
01/13/2025
House
First reading, referred to Housing.
01/09/2025
House
Prefiled for introduction.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 9, 2025 9:37:40 PM
Record Updated
Sep 4, 2025 3:14:38 AM