BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6016
SB 6016: Aquifer recharge areas
Considering critical aquifer recharge areas when revising an urban growth area.
Summary
- Modifies the conditions under which a county may revise its urban growth area (UGA) due to changes in patterns of development to include if less than 15 percent of the areas added to the UGA are critical areas other than critical aquifer recharge areas.
- Requires that the critical aquifer recharge areas must have been previously designated by the county and be maintained per county development regulations within the expanded UGA and the revised UGA must not result in a net increase in critical aquifer recharge areas within the UGA.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 12, 2026
- Out of committeeJan 30, 2026
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jessica Bateman (D-22)
- Introduced
- January 12, 2026 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 26, 2026
- Companion bill
- HB 2358
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- SB 6016, SSB 6016
AN ACT Relating to considering critical aquifer recharge areas when revising an urban growth area;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6016)
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6016)
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6016)
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- LGV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6016)
- Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6016)
- Minority; without recommendation.
- LGV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- First reading, referred to Local Government.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 6016 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6016 (2023–24) Green energy/community
- SB 6016 (2019–20) Investment management/taxes
- SB 6016 (2017–18) Telework
- SB 6016 (2015–16) Interest arbitration
- SB 6016 (2013–14) Health benefit exchange
- SB 6016 (2011–12) Shoreline management
- SB 6016 (2009–10) Students with dyslexia
- SB 6016 (2007–08) WorkFirst program