BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2583: Local rent regulation

Concerning local authority to address affordable housing needs through regulation of rent and associated charges.

Summary

Repeals provisions that prohibit towns, cities, and counties from enacting, maintaining, or enforcing ordinances which regulate the amount of rent to be charged for single-family or multiple-unit residential rental structures.

From the House Bill Analysis 2018 (HB 2583), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to local authority to address affordable housing needs through regulation of rent and associated charges;

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

Jan 11, 2018Referred to Judiciary.
Jan 11, 2018Committee relieved of further consideration.
Jan 10, 2018First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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

HB 2583 (2025–26) Local lodging excise taxes · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2583 (2019–20) Student transp./out-of-home · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2583 (2015–16) Local creative districts · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2583 (2013–14) Charter school CEOs · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2583 (2011–12) Public assistance fraud · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2583 (2009–10) Pub record request violation · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2583 (2007–08) Prescription refills · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2583 (2005–06) Comm & tech college employee · Enacted · Chapter 308, Laws of 2006