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2017 Senate Bill 5254: Ensuring adequacy of buildable lands and zoning in urban growth areas and providing funding for low-income housing and homelessness programs
Introduced by Sen. Joe Fain (Auburn) (R) on January 18, 2017
Referred to the Senate Local Government Committee on January 18, 2017
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 14, 2017
Adds factors to the land capacity analysis and a housing supply and affordability review to the Growth Management Act. Creates a property tax exemption program for cities and counties— unincorporated areas only—to preserve affordable housing for low- income households.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 15, 2017
Substitute offered in the Senate on March 20, 2017
Changes the definition of reasonable measure to actions to reduce, rather than reconcile, differences between growth assumptions in planning policies/ comprehensive plans and actual development patterns, rather than with the buildable lands report.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 22, 2017
Received in the House on June 29, 2017
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on July 6, 2017