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E2SSB 5496 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to preserving homeownership options by limiting excessive home buying by certain entities;
Description Preserving homeownership options by limiting excessive home buying by certain entities.

Details

Date Introduced 02/28/2025
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $864,972.69

Bill Topics

BUSINESSES
HOUSING AND HOMES
REAL ESTATE AND REAL PROPERTY

Sponsors

Senator Alvarado (Primary)
Senator Orwall
Senator Bateman
Senator Conway
Senator Frame
Senator Hasegawa
Senator Lovelett
Senator Nobles
Senator Saldaña
Senator Stanford
Senator Trudeau
Senator Valdez
Senator Wellman
Senator C. Wilson

Committee Hearings

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

E2SSB 5496 Bill Timeline

Go to E2SSB 5496 at leg.wa.gov
Introduced
03/12/2026
SRules 3
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
03/04/2026
SRules 3
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
03/02/2026
SRules 3
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
03/02/2026
SRules 3
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
03/02/2026
SRules 3
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/25/2026
SRules 3
Referred to Appropriations.
02/24/2026
SRules 3
HOUS - Executive action taken by committee.
02/24/2026
SRules 3
HOUS - Majority; do pass.
02/17/2026
SRules 3
First reading, referred to Housing.
02/13/2026
SRules 3
2nd substitute bill substituted.
02/13/2026
SRules 3
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
02/13/2026
SRules 3
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/13/2026
SRules 3
Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.
02/03/2026
SRules 3
WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Ways & Means.
01/12/2026
SRules 3
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
01/12/2026
SRules 3
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
03/17/2025
SRules 3
Senate Rules "X" file.
03/05/2025
SRules 3
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/28/2025
SRules 3
Minority; do not pass.
02/28/2025
SRules 3
WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/28/2025
SRules 3
Minority; without recommendation.
02/28/2025
SRules 3
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/13/2025
Ssubst for
Referred to Ways & Means.
02/12/2025
Ssubst for
HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/12/2025
Ssubst for
And refer to Ways & Means.

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