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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5222

SB 5222: Residential tenants

Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement.

Summary

  • Limits rent and fee increases to 7 percent during any 12-month period and prohibits rent and fee increases during the first 12 months of a tenancy for tenants subject to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act and the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act, regardless of the length of their lease, with certain exemptions.
  • Provides additional protections for tenants, including rent and fee increase notice requirements, tenant lease termination provisions, limits on move-in fees, security deposits, and late fees, and requires parity in terms between month-to-month and longer-term rental agreements.
  • Provides remedies and enforcement mechanisms for violations, including attorney general enforcement under the Consumer Protection Act and a private cause of action.
  • Requires that the Department of Commerce create an online landlord resource center and a contract with a third party to carry out a social vulnerability assessment of the impacts of rent stabilization.
  • Requires that the attorney general publish model lease provisions regarding rent and fee increases.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5222), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Yasmin Trudeau (D-27)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
EHB 1217
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5222, SSB 5222

AN ACT Relating to improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Yasmin Trudeau (D-27)

16 co-sponsors (16 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mike Chapman D-24Jessica Bateman D-22Steve Conway D-29Noel Frame D-36Bob Hasegawa D-11Liz Lovelett D-40T'wina Nobles D-28Tina Orwall D-33Jamie Pedersen D-43Marcus Riccelli D-3June Robinson D-38Rebecca Saldaña D-37Vandana Slatter D-48Derek Stanford D-1Javier Valdez D-46Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5222)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5222)
  4. Referred to Ways & Means.
  5. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5222)
  6. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5222)
  7. HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5222)
  8. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5222)
  9. And refer to Ways & Means.
  10. HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. Minority; do not pass.
  12. Minority; without recommendation.
  13. First reading, referred to Housing.
  14. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5222 in other sessions

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