Concerning affordable housing development in counties not closing the gap between estimated existing housing units within the county and existing housing needs.

 S-1514.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5587

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Housing (originally sponsored by Senators Cleveland, Nobles, and Orwall)

READ FIRST TIME 02/17/25.

AN ACT Relating to affordable housing development in counties not closing the gap between estimated existing housing units within the county and existing housing needs; amending RCW 36.70A.610 and 43.155.070 ; and creating a new section.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 36.70A.610 and 2020 c 173 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The Washington center for real estate research at the University of Washington shall produce a series of reports as described in this section that compiles housing supply and affordability metrics for each city planning under RCW 36.70A.040 with a population of (( ten thousand )) 10,000 or more.