S-0022.1
SENATE BILL 5732
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senators Braun and Dozier
Read first time 02/12/25. Referred to Committee on Housing.
AN ACT Relating to creating greater accountability for increasing the supply of housing consistent with growth management; amending RCW 36.70A.011 , 36.70A.020 , 36.70A.115 , 36.70A.210 , and 36.70A.345 ; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that Washington continues to struggle with a housing availability crisis. In 2023, the department of commerce estimated that Washington will need more than a million new homes over the next 20 years to keep pace with expected population growth. Other analyses, such as the William D. Ruckelshaus Center's "Pathways to Housing Security" final report, recommend that Washington should improve coordination in the various sectors of the housing system to carry out long-term strategies that will confront the daunting housing challenge.
(2) The legislature further finds that the growth management act provides for enforceable accountability measures, growth management hearings board review, and other sanctions that may be used to ensure the goals of the act are accomplished. By adapting these accountability mechanisms to include a greater emphasis on housing supply, the legislature concludes that the growth management act can become a better tool for encouraging counties and cities to plan for more housing to be built.