BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 3214: Affordable housing

Clarifying the authority of local governments to use incentives for commercial and industrial development to promote production and preservation of affordable housing.

Summary

  • Allows a city or county planning under RCW 36.70A.040 to use incentive zoning for commercial or industrial development to increase the availability of affordable housing, or to preserve affordable housing, or both, within the jurisdiction.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2008
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Larry Springer (D-45)
Introduced
January 24, 2008 in the House
Last action
January 24, 2008

AN ACT Relating to clarifying the authority of local governments to use incentives for commercial and industrial development to promote production and preservation of affordable housing;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Larry Springer (D-45)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 3214 in other sessions

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

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