Considering critical aquifer recharge areas when revising an urban growth area.

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S-4224.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6016

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senate Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Bateman and Short)

READ FIRST TIME 01/30/26.

AN ACT Relating to considering critical aquifer recharge areas when revising an urban growth area; and reenacting and amending RCW 36.70A.130 .

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

Sec. 1. RCW 36.70A.130 and 2025 c 269 s 5 and 2025 c 148 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) Each comprehensive land use plan and development regulations shall be subject to continuing review and evaluation by the county or city that adopted them. Except as otherwise provided, a county or city shall take legislative action to review and, if needed, revise its comprehensive land use plan and development regulations to ensure the plan and regulations comply with the requirements of this chapter according to the deadlines in subsections (4) and (5) of this section.

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

19% Unlikely

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Stage base Floor Consideration — base rate 42%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -1 45/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 227 days quiet

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