SSB 5222 Details

Legal Title 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;
Bill Description 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.

Details

Date Introduced 02/19/2025
Originating Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $7,627,875.50

Bill Topics

ATTORNEY GENERAL
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
LANDLORD AND TENANT
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Sponsors

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Housing (Public)
Hearing Senate Housing (Executive)

SSB 5222 Bill Timeline

Go to SSB 5222 at leg.wa.gov
Stalled
01/12/2026
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
02/20/2025
Referred to Ways & Means.
02/19/2025
Minority; without recommendation.
02/19/2025
Minority; do not pass.
02/19/2025
And refer to Ways & Means.
02/19/2025
HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
01/13/2025
First reading, referred to Housing.
01/10/2025
Prefiled for introduction.