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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6069

SB 6069: Supportive & emerg. housing

Encouraging permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, and indoor emergency shelters.

Summary

  • Requires cit ies and counties (within urban growth areas) to allow transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, indoor emergency shelters, and indoor emergency housing (STEP housing) in certain zones as follows: transitional housing or permanent supportive housing in any zones in which residential dwelling units or hotels are allowed; and indoor emergency shelters and indoor emergency housing in any zones in which hotels are allowed.
  • Prohibits cities and planning counties from requiring any standards, conditions, or requirements for STEP housing that are more restrictive than those required for other types of development in the applicable zone.
  • Requires cities and planning counties to allow indoor emergency shelters and indoor emergency housing in additional types of zones when necessary to meet projected needs under their comprehensive plan.
  • Directs cities and counties to apply only administrative design review for STEP housing, if applicable.
  • Allows cities and counties to apply specific certification requirements for indoor emergency shelters and indoor emergency housing.
  • Requires cities and planning counties to adopt and incorporate the requirements of the act within two years of the effective date or their next comprehensive plan update, whichever occurs first.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6069), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeeFeb 4, 2026
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Emily Alvarado (D-34)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the Senate
Last action
February 26, 2026
Companion bill
HB 2266
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6069, SSB 6069

AN ACT Relating to encouraging permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, and indoor emergency shelters;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Emily Alvarado (D-34)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

T'wina Nobles D-28Vandana Slatter D-48Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6069)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6069)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6069)
  5. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6069)
  6. HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6069)
  7. HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. Minority; without recommendation.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. First reading, referred to Housing.
  12. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6069 in other sessions

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

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