BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5731: Tenant assistance program
Creating a tenant assistance program.
Summary
- Creates a Tenant Assistance Program.
- Redistributes portions of the document recording fees from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2032, to provide grants to public housing authorities for the purpose of providing tenant assistance payments for eligible renters.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Keith Goehner (R-12)
- Introduced
- February 11, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Companion bill
- HB 1099
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to creating a tenant assistance program;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Keith Goehner (R-12)
6 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 5 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Housing.
SB 5731 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5731 (2023–24) Amateur sports officials
- SB 5731 (2021–22) Organic materials management
- SB 5731 (2019–20) School district territory
- SB 5731 (2017–18) High school equiv. tests
- SB 5731 (2015–16) Health coverage through PEBB
- SB 5731 (2013–14) Beer & wine specialty shops
- SB 5731 (2011–12) Wash. manufacturing services
- SB 5731 (2009–10) Health plan information