Ensuring efficient approval of certain housing permit applications.

 H-0581.3

HOUSE BILL 1438

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Connors, Klicker, Schmidt, Rude, Caldier, Jacobsen, Reed, Barkis, Eslick, Manjarrez, Engell, and Dufault

Read first time 01/21/25. Referred to Committee on Local Government.

AN ACT Relating to ensuring efficient approval of certain housing permit applications; and amending RCW 36.70B.080 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 36.70B.080 and 2023 c 338 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) Development regulations adopted pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040 must establish and implement time periods for local government actions for each type of project permit application and provide timely and predictable procedures to determine whether a completed project permit application meets the requirements of those development regulations. The time periods for local government actions for each type of complete project permit application or project type should not exceed those specified in this section.