Housing bills to watch as the Washington legislative session enters its final weeks
Washington’s “Year of Housing” in 2023 brought a record $400 million investment into the state’s affordable housing fund.
Last year’s short legislative session, on the other hand, saw legislators make only modest progress on solving Washington’s housing shortfall.
This time around, the hot topic in Olympia has been rent stabilization — Democrats’ idea to cap rent increases at 7% per year, with some exceptions. To curry votes from moderate Democrats in the Senate, the legislation may need softening around the edges.
But more than halfway through this 105-day session, lawmakers are also eyeing a slew of other policy changes in hopes of spurring more housing.
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