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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1491: Transit-oriented housing dev

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1491 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Promoting transit-oriented housing development. Primary sponsor: Julia Reed (D). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to promoting community and transit-oriented housing development;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 24

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julia ReedPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Emily AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Julio CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Lauren DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Davina DuerrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Joe FitzgibbonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Shelley KlobaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Sharlett MenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Edwin ObrasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Strom PetersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Adison RichardsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Cindy RyuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Shaun ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Tarra SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 267, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Committee amendment not adopted.
  10. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  12. Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.

Showing 12 most recent of 42 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page