Ensuring compliance with the housing element requirements of the growth management act.

 S-1279.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5148

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Housing (originally sponsored by Senators Bateman, Liias, Nobles, and Stanford)

READ FIRST TIME 02/10/25.

AN ACT Relating to ensuring compliance with the housing element requirements of the growth management act; amending RCW 36.70A.290 and 36.70A.130 ; reenacting and amending RCW 36.70A.280 and 43.21C.495 ; adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 36.70A RCW to read as follows:

(1) A county or city that is required or chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 may submit their housing element required under RCW 36.70A.070 (2) and any housing development regulations adopted or amended on or after the effective date of this section to the department for review to determine whether the housing element or housing development regulations comply with the laws and regulations identified in subsection (7) of this section.