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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6015

SB 6015: Residential building plans

Concerning permit-ready residential building plans.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to establish a process to solicit and publicize permit-ready plans for factory built housing for selected housing types.
  • Creates requirements for permit-ready plans.
  • Prohibits cities and counties planning under the Growth Management Act from denying land-use applications for factory built housing that use permit-ready plans published by L&I solely on the basis of noncompliance with local architectural design and aesthetic standards.
  • Allows cities and counties to review proposed permit-ready plans.
  • Requires the Department of Commerce to develop and publish model ordinances to streamline local implementation of the permit-ready plans, and requires each planning county and city to adopt the model ordinances or ones that are substantially similar.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6015), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jessica Bateman (D-22)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the Senate
Last action
February 4, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6015, SSB 6015

AN ACT Relating to permit-ready residential building plans;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jessica Bateman (D-22)

7 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Noel Frame D-36Chris Gildon R-25Marko Liias D-21Liz Lovelett D-40T'wina Nobles D-28Jesse Salomon D-32Sharon Shewmake D-42

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6015)
  2. HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6015)
  3. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6015)
  4. And refer to Ways & Means.
  5. HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  6. Referred to Ways & Means.
  7. First reading, referred to Housing.
  8. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6015 in other sessions

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