BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2480: Residential dev./zones

Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones.

Summary

Prohibits counties and cities planning under the Growth Management Act that have a population of over 30,000 from excluding residential uses from areas zoned for commercial or mixed-use development, and from imposing certain conditions on the development of residential housing in commercial areas, with certain exceptions.
Provides that any contrary county or city regulations will be superseded and invalidated as of June 10, 2027.

From the House Bill Analysis 2026 (HB 2480), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones;

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 2480 (2023–24) Recreational use liability · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2480 (2019–20) Diapers/sales tax · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2480 (2017–18) Afford. housing/single-fam. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2480 (2015–16) Natural res agencies/fed gov · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2480 (2013–14) Notice against trespass · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2480 (2011–12) Growth management act · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2480 (2009–10) Sustainable rec work group · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2480 (2007–08) Public transportation fares · Enacted · Chapter 123, Laws of 2008