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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SB 5587 |
WA | 2025 | D | Affordable housing incentives and financing, Enforcement, Funding, Planning Requirements, Vacant or blighted lands |
Provided by Furman
Summary
- Amends the requirements for the reports that the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the University of Washington must produce.
- The report compiles housing supply and affordability metrics for each city planning under RCW 36.70A.040 with a population of ten thousand or more.
- New requirements stipulate that the reports must include an analysis of estimated existing housing units and existing housing needs for counties within different income brackets.
- The report must include information about each county’s progress in closing the gap between estimated existing housing units and estimated housing needs, as well as each county’s progress in meeting emergency housing/shelters/and permanent supportive housing needs within the county.
- Amends the provision regarding what the board must consider when prioritizing funding for public works projects by adding the requirement that the board must consider whether the project encourages infill development or any other increase in affordable housing in counties identified as having a gap between supply and need.
Provided by lawmakers
Bill Title
AN ACT Relating to affordable housing development in counties not closing the gap between estimated existing housing units within the county and existing housing needs; amending RCW 36.70A.610 and 43.155.070; and creating a new section.