HB 1217 — Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-13
AN ACT Relating to improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement;
Latest action: 2025-05-07 — Effective date 5/7/2025.
Sponsors
- Alvarado, Emily (D, WA-34) — sponsor · 2025-01-13
- Macri, Nicole (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Ramel, Alex (D, WA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Peterson, Strom (D, WA-21) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Berry, Liz (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Mena, Sharlett (D, WA-29) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Thai, My-Linh (D, WA-41) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Reed, Julia (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Obras, Edwin (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Farivar, Darya (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Parshley, Lisa (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Ortiz-Self, Lillian (D, WA-21) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Cortes, Julio (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Duerr, Davina (D, WA-1) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Street, Chipalo (D, WA-37) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Berg, April (D, WA-44) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Taylor, Jamila (D, WA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Fitzgibbon, Joe (D, WA-34) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Doglio, Beth (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Timmons, Joe (D, WA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Tharinger, Steve (D, WA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Fosse, Mary (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Gregerson, Mia (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Simmons, Tarra (D, WA-23) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Wylie, Sharon (D, WA-49) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Pollet, Gerry (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Kloba, Shelley (D, WA-1) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Nance, Greg (D, WA-23) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Davis, Lauren (D, WA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Ormsby, Timm (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Lekanoff, Debra (D, WA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Bergquist, Steve (D, WA-11) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Scott, Shaun (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Stonier, Monica Jurado (D, WA-49) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
- Hill, Natasha (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2025-01-13
Action timeline
- · house — Prefiled for introduction.
- · house — First reading, referred to Housing.
- · house — HOUS - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — Referred to Appropriations.
- · house — Referred to Appropriations.
- · house — APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — 1st substitute bill not substituted.
- · house — 2nd substitute bill not substituted.
- · house — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 3.
- · house — 1st substitute bill not substituted.
- · house — 1st substitute bill not substituted.
- · house — First reading, referred to Housing.
- · house — HSG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — And refer to Ways & Means.
- · house — Referred to Ways & Means.
- · house — WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · house — Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- · house — House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments.
- · house — Conference Requested.
- · house — Conference committee appointed. Representatives Peterson, Macri, Low.
- · house — Conference committee request granted.
- · house — Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner.
- · house — Conference committee report; received 7:20 PM 4/24/2025.
- · house — Conference committee report; received 7:31 PM 4/24/2025.
- · house — Conference committee report adopted.
- · house — Bill as amended violated Senate Rule 25.
- · house — Vote on adoption of conference committee report reconsidered.
- · house — Conference Requested.
- · house — Conference committee appointed. Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Goehner.
- · house — Conference committee request granted.
- · house — Conference committee appointed. Representatives Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Low.
- · house — Conference committee report; received 9:10 AM 4/26/2025.
- · house — Conference committee report; received 9:11 AM 4/26/2025.
- · house — Conference committee report adopted.
- · house — Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — Conference committee report adopted.
- · house — Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 209, 2025 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 5/7/2025.
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (35)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | Berg, April | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Bergquist, Steve | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Berry, Liz | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Cortes, Julio | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Davis, Lauren | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Doglio, Beth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Duerr, Davina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Farivar, Darya | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Fitzgibbon, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Fosse, Mary | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Gregerson, Mia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Hill, Natasha | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Kloba, Shelley | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Lekanoff, Debra | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Macri, Nicole | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Mena, Sharlett | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Nance, Greg | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Obras, Edwin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Ormsby, Timm | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Ortiz-Self, Lillian | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Parshley, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Peterson, Strom | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Pollet, Gerry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Ramel, Alex | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Reed, Julia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Scott, Shaun | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Simmons, Tarra | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Stonier, Monica Jurado | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Street, Chipalo | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Taylor, Jamila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Thai, My-Linh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Tharinger, Steve | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Timmons, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Wylie, Sharon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-13 | Alvarado, Emily | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvarado, Emily (D, state_upper WA-34) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Berg, April (D, state_lower WA-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bergquist, Steve (D, state_lower WA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Berry, Liz (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Cortes, Julio (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Davis, Lauren (D, state_lower WA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Doglio, Beth (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Duerr, Davina (D, state_lower WA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Farivar, Darya (D, state_lower WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Fitzgibbon, Joe (D, state_lower WA-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Fosse, Mary (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Gregerson, Mia (D, state_lower WA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Hill, Natasha (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Kloba, Shelley (D, state_lower WA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Lekanoff, Debra (D, state_lower WA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Macri, Nicole (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Mena, Sharlett (D, state_lower WA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Nance, Greg (D, state_lower WA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Obras, Edwin (D, state_lower WA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Ormsby, Timm (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Ortiz-Self, Lillian (D, state_lower WA-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Parshley, Lisa (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Peterson, Strom (D, state_lower WA-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Pollet, Gerry (D, state_lower WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Ramel, Alex (D, state_lower WA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Timmons, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Reed, Julia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Stonier, Monica Jurado (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Ortiz-Self, Lillian (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Cortes, Julio (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Berry, Liz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Ormsby, Timm (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Gregerson, Mia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Farivar, Darya (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Fosse, Mary (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Davis, Lauren (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Kloba, Shelley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Pollet, Gerry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Ramel, Alex (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Simmons, Tarra (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Duerr, Davina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Taylor, Jamila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Thai, My-Linh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Fitzgibbon, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Lekanoff, Debra (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · sponsored by Alvarado, Emily (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Mena, Sharlett (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Wylie, Sharon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Scott, Shaun (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Bergquist, Steve (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Nance, Greg (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Tharinger, Steve (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Berg, April (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Macri, Nicole (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Street, Chipalo (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Parshley, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Obras, Edwin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Peterson, Strom (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Hill, Natasha (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-13 · cosponsored by Doglio, Beth (cosponsor) · sponsorship