Concerning the creation of building codes for kit homes.

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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5552

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators J. Wilson, Shewmake, Fortunato, Nobles, Braun, Short, Gildon, Christian, Chapman, Holy, McCune, Warnick, Goehner, Dozier, C. Wilson, Slatter, Cortes, Liias, Frame, Krishnadasan, and Ramos)

READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.

AN ACT Relating to the creation of building codes for kit homes; reenacting and amending RCW 19.27.015 ; adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the price of introductory housing has become unaffordable for homebuyers of modest means. As a result, the legislature intends to create the kit home category of building codes to provide for a small home that is affordable for more homebuyers.

Sec. 2. RCW 19.27.015 and 2024 c 170 s 9 and 2024 c 19 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

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