Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5222: Residential tenants

In committee Last action January 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Plain-language summary

SB 5222 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Yasmin Trudeau (D). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Yasmin Trudeau (Democratic). 16 co-sponsors.