Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Washington HB 1217
Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Alvarado (Democratic)
Cosponsors (139)
- Alvarado (Democratic)
- Alvarado (Democratic)
- Alvarado (Democratic)
- Macri (Democratic)
- Macri (Democratic)
- Macri (Democratic)
- Macri (Democratic)
- Ramel (Democratic)
- Ramel (Democratic)
- Ramel (Democratic)
- Ramel (Democratic)
- Peterson (Democratic)
- Peterson (Democratic)
- Peterson (Democratic)
- Peterson (Democratic)
- Berry (Democratic)
- Berry (Democratic)
- Berry (Democratic)
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- Mena (Democratic)
- Mena (Democratic)
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- Thai (Democratic)
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- Thai (Democratic)
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- Reed (Democratic)
- Reed (Democratic)
- Reed (Democratic)
- Reed (Democratic)
- Obras (Democratic)
- Obras (Democratic)
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- Farivar (Democratic)
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- Farivar (Democratic)
- Farivar (Democratic)
- Parshley (Democratic)
- Parshley (Democratic)
- Parshley (Democratic)
- Parshley (Democratic)
- Ortiz-Self (Democratic)
- Ortiz-Self (Democratic)
- Ortiz-Self (Democratic)
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- Cortes
- Cortes
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- Duerr (Democratic)
- Duerr (Democratic)
- Duerr (Democratic)
- Duerr (Democratic)
- Street (Democratic)
- Street (Democratic)
- Street (Democratic)
- Street (Democratic)
- Berg (Democratic)
- Berg (Democratic)
- Berg (Democratic)
- Berg (Democratic)
- Taylor (Democratic)
- Taylor (Democratic)
- Taylor (Democratic)
- Taylor (Democratic)
- Fitzgibbon (Democratic)
- Fitzgibbon (Democratic)
- Fitzgibbon (Democratic)
- Fitzgibbon (Democratic)
- Doglio (Democratic)
- Doglio (Democratic)
- Doglio (Democratic)
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- Timmons (Democratic)
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- Timmons (Democratic)
- Tharinger (Democratic)
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- Fosse (Democratic)
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- Gregerson (Democratic)
- Gregerson (Democratic)
- Gregerson (Democratic)
- Gregerson (Democratic)
- Simmons (Democratic)
- Simmons (Democratic)
- Simmons (Democratic)
- Simmons (Democratic)
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- Wylie (Democratic)
- Pollet (Democratic)
- Pollet (Democratic)
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- Pollet (Democratic)
- Kloba (Democratic)
- Kloba (Democratic)
- Kloba (Democratic)
- Kloba (Democratic)
- Nance (Democratic)
- Nance (Democratic)
- Nance (Democratic)
- Nance (Democratic)
- Davis (Democratic)
- Davis (Democratic)
- Davis (Democratic)
- Davis (Democratic)
- Ormsby (Democratic)
- Ormsby (Democratic)
- Ormsby (Democratic)
- Ormsby (Democratic)
- Lekanoff (Democratic)
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- Lekanoff (Democratic)
- Lekanoff (Democratic)
- Bergquist (Democratic)
- Bergquist (Democratic)
- Bergquist (Democratic)
- Bergquist (Democratic)
- Scott (Democratic)
- Scott (Democratic)
- Scott (Democratic)
- Scott (Democratic)
- Stonier (Democratic)
- Stonier (Democratic)
- Stonier (Democratic)
- Stonier (Democratic)
- Hill (Democratic)
- Hill (Democratic)
- Hill (Democratic)
- Hill (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 7, 2025): Effective date 5/7/2025.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2025 Senate | Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#3) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Apr 27, 2025 House | Motion to Immediately Transmit to Senate (#6) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Apr 27, 2025 House | Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee (#5) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Apr 27, 2025 House | Adoption as Recommended by the Conference Committee (#4) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Apr 25, 2025 House | Grant Conference (#4) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Apr 23, 2025 House | Concur in Senate Amendment(s) (#1) | fail | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Apr 10, 2025 Senate | 345 Shewmake Pg 1 Ln 13 (#22) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Apr 10, 2025 Senate | 312 Liias Pg 4 Ln 6 (#23) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Apr 10, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#25) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Apr 10, 2025 Senate | 353 Cleveland Pg 21 Ln 8 (#24) | fail | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Mar 10, 2025 House | 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
Actions
- May 7, 2025
Effective date 5/7/2025. - May 7, 2025
Chapter 209, 2025 Laws. - May 7, 2025
Governor signed. - Apr 27, 2025
Delivered to Governor. - Apr 27, 2025 · Senate
President signed. - Apr 27, 2025 · House
Speaker signed. - Apr 27, 2025 · House
Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0. - Apr 27, 2025 · House
Conference committee report adopted. - Apr 27, 2025 · Senate
Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. - Apr 27, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee report adopted. - Apr 26, 2025 · House
Conference committee report; received 9:11 AM 4/26/2025. - Apr 26, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee report; received 9:10 AM 4/26/2025. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference committee appointed. Representatives Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Low. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference committee request granted. - Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner. - Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Conference Requested. - Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Vote on adoption of conference committee report reconsidered. - Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Bill as amended violated Senate Rule 25. - Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee report adopted. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Conference committee report; received 7:31 PM 4/24/2025. - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee report; received 7:20 PM 4/24/2025. - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner. - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee request granted. - Apr 23, 2025 · House
Conference committee appointed. Representatives Peterson, Macri, Low. - Apr 23, 2025 · House
Conference Requested. - Apr 23, 2025 · House
House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments. - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended. - Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Minority; do not pass. - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. - Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Ways & Means. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
And refer to Ways & Means. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Minority; do not pass. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
HSG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM. - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM. - Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
First reading, referred to Housing. - Mar 10, 2025 · House
Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 3. - Mar 10, 2025 · House
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. - Mar 10, 2025 · House
Floor amendment(s) adopted. - Mar 10, 2025 · House
2nd substitute bill not substituted. - Mar 10, 2025 · House
1st substitute bill not substituted. - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Referred to Rules 2 Review. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Minority; without recommendation. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Minority; do not pass. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM. - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM. - Jan 24, 2025 · House
Referred to Appropriations. - Jan 20, 2025 · House
Minority; without recommendation. - Jan 20, 2025 · House
Minority; do not pass. - Jan 20, 2025 · House
HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. - Jan 20, 2025 · House
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM. - Jan 13, 2025 · House
Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM. - Jan 13, 2025 · House
First reading, referred to Housing. - Jan 9, 2025 · House
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