WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2929: Temporary homeless housing

Concerning temporary homeless housing by religious organizations.

Summary

  • Applies statutes allowing religious organizations to host temporary homeless encampments to the State Building Code (SBC) and the Washington State Energy Code (WSEC).
  • Provides that the SBC and the WSEC should be liberally construed to effectuate the policies and purposes of the statutes that allow religious organizations to host temporary homeless encampments.
  • Prohibits a city, town, or county from enacting an ordinance or regulation that: (1) requires the installation of fire sprinklers or any structural modification to the size of windows or doors in buildings that were built in accordance with the laws at the time of construction; or (2) changes the certificate of occupancy for a building.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2016
  3. Passed HouseFeb 11, 2016
  4. Passed SenateMar 4, 2016
  5. Governorstopped here
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kevin Parker (R-6)
Introduced
January 28, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to temporary homeless housing by religious organizations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kevin Parker (R-6)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Timm Ormsby D-3Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 11, 2016
Version voted on: HB 2929
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican46001
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 4, 2016
Version voted on: HB 2929
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23001
Republican25000
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 9, 2016
Version voted on: HB 2929
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24000
Republican25000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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History

  1. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Returned to House Rules 3.
  4. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  6. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  7. Returned to second reading for amendment.
  8. Rules suspended.
  9. Senate receded from amendments.
  10. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  12. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  14. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  15. HSMH - Majority; do pass.
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  20. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  21. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  22. LG - Majority; do pass.
  23. First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2929 in other sessions

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