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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 2937: Residential development

Allowing single-family residential development outside urban growth areas in areas where housing is not affordable for first-time buyers.

Summary

  • Declares an intent to make housing more affordable for first-time home buyers in counties where housing is currently not affordable for first-time home buyers. The legislature intends to do this by allowing single-family detached residential development to be placed outside of urban growth boundaries at density levels currently prohibited under the prevailing interpretation of the growth management act.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Dunn (R-17)
Introduced
January 17, 2006 in the House
Last action
January 17, 2006

AN ACT Relating to restoring the American dream by allowing single-family residential development outside urban growth areas in counties where the first-time home buyers housing affordability index shows that housing is not affordable;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Dunn (R-17)

6 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 5 Republicans)

Janéa Holmquist Newbry R-13Lynn Schindler R-4Mark Miloscia D-30Jim McCune R-2Cary Condotta R-12Dan Kristiansen R-39

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 2937 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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