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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5725

SB 5725: Housing on college lands

Expanding affordable housing opportunities on community and technical college lands.

Summary

  • Authorizes the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to enter into long-term leases for at least 50 years for development of affordable housing on underutilized community and technical college (CTC) land.
  • Creates a leasehold excise tax exemption when underutilized CTC lands are used for the placement of affordable housing.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5725), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Vandana Slatter (D-48)
Introduced
February 11, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5725, SSB 5725

AN ACT Relating to expanding affordable housing opportunities on community and technical college lands;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Vandana Slatter (D-48)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Yasmin Trudeau D-27Javier Valdez D-46

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5725)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5725)
  4. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5725)
  5. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5725)
  6. HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5725)
  7. HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. And refer to Ways & Means.
  10. Referred to Ways & Means.
  11. First reading, referred to Housing.

SB 5725 in other sessions

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

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