BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1235: GMA housing element

Ensuring compliance with the housing element requirements of the growth management act.

Summary

Requires cities and counties that are required or have chosen to plan under the Growth Management Act to submit their housing elements and housing development regulations to the Department of Commerce for review within certain timelines, in order for their housing elements and housing development regulations to take effect.
Prohibits these cities and counties from denying an affordable or moderate-income housing development unless they have received a final determination of compliance from Commerce, or certain other conditions are met.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1235), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to ensuring compliance with the housing element requirements of the growth management act;

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 1235 (2023–24) WDFW licensing · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1235 (2021–22) School construction taxes · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1235 (2019–20) Providing harmful material · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1235 (2017–18) Physical edu. assessments · Enacted · Chapter 80, Laws of 2017
HB 1235 (2015–16) Procurement law · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1235 (2013–14) Storm water control · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1235 (2011–12) Nonconviction records · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1235 (2009–10) Higher educ tuition fees · Did not pass · died in committee