Washington · 2025-2026 Biennium (69th Legislature)

Promoting transit-oriented housing development.

AN ACT Relating to promoting community and transit-oriented housing development;

3SHB 1491·House·Bill

Rep. Julia ReedState House · LD-36·23 cosponsors

Fiscal noteState YesLocal Yes

Effective dateJuly 27, 2025

Floor votes

House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 3SHB 1491Mar 5, 202558–39

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 3SHB 1491Apr 15, 202530–18

House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 3SHB 1491Apr 22, 202557–39

Legislative history

Jan 21, 2025

First reading, referred to Housing.

Feb 11, 2025

HOUS - Executive action taken by committee.

Feb 11, 2025

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

Feb 11, 2025

Minority; without recommendation.

Feb 11, 2025

Minority; do not pass.

Feb 17, 2025

Referred to Appropriations.

Feb 19, 2025

Committee relieved of further consideration.

Feb 19, 2025

Referred to Capital Budget.

Feb 26, 2025

CB - Executive action taken by committee.

Feb 26, 2025

CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

Feb 26, 2025

Minority; do not pass.

Feb 27, 2025

Referred to Appropriations.

Feb 28, 2025

APP - Executive action taken by committee.

Feb 28, 2025

APP - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

Feb 28, 2025

Minority; do not pass.

Feb 28, 2025

Minority; without recommendation.

Feb 28, 2025

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

Mar 4, 2025

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

Mar 5, 2025

3rd substitute bill substituted.

Mar 5, 2025

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

Mar 5, 2025

Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.

Mar 7, 2025

First reading, referred to Housing.

Mar 26, 2025

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

Mar 26, 2025

Minority; without recommendation.

Mar 26, 2025

And refer to Ways & Means.

Mar 27, 2025

Referred to Ways & Means.

Apr 7, 2025

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

Apr 7, 2025

Minority; do not pass.

Apr 8, 2025

Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

Apr 11, 2025

Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Apr 15, 2025

Committee amendment not adopted.

Apr 15, 2025

Floor amendment(s) adopted.

Apr 15, 2025

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

Apr 15, 2025

Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.

Apr 22, 2025

House concurred in Senate amendments.

Apr 22, 2025

Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.

Apr 23, 2025

Speaker signed.

Apr 24, 2025

President signed.

Apr 25, 2025

Delivered to Governor.

May 13, 2025

Governor signed.

May 13, 2025

Chapter 267, 2025 Laws.

May 13, 2025

Effective date 7/27/2025.

Bill text

Original Bill Substitute Bill Second Substitute Third Substitute Bill as Passed Legislature

Amendments

Floor amendment by Barkis (Not adopted)Floor amendment by Dye (Withdrawn)Floor amendment by Trudeau (Adopted and engrossed)Committee amendment by Housing (Not adopted)Floor amendment by Liias (Adopted)Floor amendment by Liias (Out of order)Floor amendment by Trudeau (Adopted as amended)Floor amendment by Trudeau (Adopted)Committee amendment by Ways & Means (Not adopted)

Bill reports

House Bill Analysis 2025 — Initial House Analysis 01-28-25 House Bill Report — Reported by HOUS 02-11-25 House Bill Report — Reported by CB 02-26-25 House Bill Report — Reported by APP 02-28-25 Third Substitute House Bill Report — Passed House 03-05-25 Third Substitute Senate Bill Report (Orig.) — Initial Bill Report 03-14-25 Third Substitute Senate Bill Report — Testimony Added 03-14-25 Third Substitute Senate Bill Report — Reported by HSG 03-26-25 Third Substitute Senate Bill Report — Initial Bill Report 04-04-25 Third Substitute Senate Bill Report — Testimony Added 04-04-25 Third Substitute Senate Bill Report — Reported by WM 04-07-25 Third Substitute House Bill Report — Amended by Senate 04-15-25 Third Substitute Senate Bill Report — Passed Senate 04-15-25 Final Bill Report — Final Bill Report 2025 Third Substitute House Bill Report — Passed Legislature

Session law

Chapter 267, Laws of 2025