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2SHB 1696 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to modifying the covenant homeownership program by adjusting the area median income threshold for program eligibility, introducing loan forgiveness, and modifying the oversight committee membership;
Description Modifying the covenant homeownership program.

Details

Date Introduced 02/27/2025
Original Chamber House
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $3,810,239.25

Bill Topics

HOUSING AND HOMES
LOW-INCOME PERSONS

Sponsors

Representative Taylor (Primary)
Representative Peterson
Representative Ryu
Representative Ortiz-Self
Representative Stearns
Representative Salahuddin
Representative Duerr
Representative Reed
Representative Cortes
Representative Street
Representative Mena
Representative Entenman
Representative Hill
Representative Gregerson
Representative Simmons
Representative Obras
Representative Santos
Representative Ramel
Representative Donaghy
Representative Berry
Representative Goodman
Representative Parshley
Representative Stonier
Representative Scott
Representative Fosse
Representative Berg
Representative Macri
Representative Kloba
Representative Nance
Representative Hunt
Representative Springer
Representative Fey
Representative Walen
Representative Leavitt
Representative Reeves
Representative Bergquist
Representative Bernbaum
Representative Doglio
Representative Zahn
Representative Pollet
Representative Ormsby
Representative Thomas

Committee Hearings

Hearing House Housing (Public)
Hearing House Housing (Executive)
Hearing House Appropriations (Public)
Hearing House Appropriations (Executive)
Hearing Senate Housing (Public)
Hearing Senate Housing (Executive)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Public)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Executive)

2SHB 1696 Bill Timeline

Go to 2SHB 1696 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
04/22/2025
C 143 L 25
Governor signed.
04/22/2025
C 143 L 25
Chapter 143, 2025 Laws.
04/22/2025
C 143 L 25
Effective date 7/27/2025.
04/17/2025
C 143 L 25
Delivered to Governor.
04/16/2025
C 143 L 25
President signed.
04/15/2025
C 143 L 25
Speaker signed.
04/14/2025
C 143 L 25
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
04/09/2025
C 143 L 25
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
04/08/2025
C 143 L 25
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
04/07/2025
C 143 L 25
WM - Majority; do pass.
03/27/2025
C 143 L 25
Referred to Ways & Means.
03/26/2025
C 143 L 25
HSG - Majority; do pass.
03/26/2025
C 143 L 25
And refer to Ways & Means.
03/10/2025
C 143 L 25
First reading, referred to Housing.
03/06/2025
C 143 L 25
2nd substitute bill substituted.
03/06/2025
C 143 L 25
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
03/06/2025
C 143 L 25
Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.
03/04/2025
C 143 L 25
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
02/28/2025
C 143 L 25
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/27/2025
C 143 L 25
Minority; do not pass.
02/27/2025
Hsubst for
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
02/27/2025
C 143 L 25
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/21/2025
Hsubst for
Referred to Appropriations.
02/18/2025
Hsubst for
HOUS - Executive action taken by committee.
02/18/2025
Hsubst for
HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

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