Relating to housing.
Summary
Limits applicable screening criteria for residential landlords. Requires facility landlords to provide tenant handbook regarding rights in selling tenant's manufactured dwelling or floating home. Requires landlord to allow tenant marketing manufactured dwelling or floating home for sale to sublease dwelling if landlord rents landlord's own units. Shortens time landlord may evaluate prospective purchaser in facility. ] Increases civil penalties for certain facility landlords.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 4, 2019
Signed Jun 6, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2019 · House May 28, 2019
How they voted
17–9
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 29
Apr 8, 2019
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican10
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 6, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed.
lower
May 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Human Services and Housing.
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced
Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Housing.
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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