BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1144: Growth mngmt board standing

Concerning standing before the growth management hearings board.

Summary

Removes the ability to establish standing to petition the Growth Management Hearings Board by participating orally or in writing in the matter when it was before a city or county.
Removes the ability for the Governor to authorize a person or organization to bring a petition before the Growth Management Hearings Board.
Adds the ability for a person or organization to establish standing to bring a petition before the Growth Management Hearings Board if the person or organization owns property within the boundaries of a city or county planning under the Growth Management Act, is prejudiced or will be prejudiced by the action of the city or county, and will suffer actual injury if the contested action is upheld.

From the House Bill Analysis 2021 (HB 1144), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to standing before the growth management hearings board;

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

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

HB 1144 (2025–26) Superior court judge/Skagit · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1144 (2023–24) Firearms/purchase & transfer · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1144 (2019–20) Child care access/military · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1144 (2017–18) Greenhouse gas emissions · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1144 (2015–16) Voter registration · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1144 (2013–14) Educational interpreters · Enacted · Chapter 151, Laws of 2013
HB 1144 (2011–12) Renew. energy cost recovery · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1144 (2009–10) Crimes against property · Did not pass · died in committee