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HB 1700 Floor Consideration

Concerning the timing of updates for comprehensive plans and development regulations.

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1700

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Volz, Graham, Schmidt, Low, Schmick, Klicker, Dye, Abell, Chase, Connors, Engell, Ormsby, and Hill)

READ FIRST TIME 02/18/25.

AN ACT Relating to the timing of updates for comprehensive plans and development regulations; amending RCW 36.70A.130 ; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature recognizes that it has placed additional requirements to be incorporated into comprehensive plans and development regulation updates due at the end of 2026. It further recognizes there is a shortage of qualified planners to do the work and local governments are struggling to accomplish the additional work. Therefore, local governments are being granted a six-month extension for compliance with the upcoming comprehensive plan update.

Sec. 2. RCW 36.70A.130 and 2024 c 17 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

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