BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6334
SB 6334: Urban housing
Concerning urban housing supply.
Summary
- Modifies and adds to the list of planning actions that certain cities are encouraged to take to increase residential building capacity.
- Modifies the date by which certain planning actions must be taken in order for those actions to be exempt from administrative or judicial appeal under the Growth Management Act and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
- Changes the frequency and level of transit service that triggers a cap on minimum residential parking requirements for certain affordable and market rate multifamily housing units.
- Exempts certain project actions from appeal under SEPA on the basis of impacts to the aesthetics element of the environment if the project is subject to design review at the local government level.
- Directs the Department of Ecology to remove parking as an element of the environment and as a component of the environmental checklist the next time it amends SEPA rules.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 15, 2020
- Out of committeeFeb 6, 2020
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jesse Salomon (D-32)
- Introduced
- January 15, 2020 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 24, 2020
- Companion bill
- HB 2343
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- SB 6334, SSB 6334
AN ACT Relating to urban housing supply;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jesse Salomon (D-32)
4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6334)
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6334)
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- HSA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6334)
- HSA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- First reading, referred to Housing Stability & Affordability.
SB 6334 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6334 (2025–26) Less restrictive alt./minors
- SB 6334 (2017–18) Child support
- SB 6334 (2015–16) GMA/rail dependent uses
- SB 6334 (2013–14) Sales of growlers of wine
- SB 6334 (2011–12) Higher ed govrnance/students
- SB 6334 (2009–10) Unemployment benefits
- SB 6334 (2007–08) Health care assistants
- SB 6334 (2005–06) Housing finance commission