Protecting residential tenants from the beginning to end of their tenancies by penalizing the inclusion of unlawful lease provisions and limiting the reasons for eviction, refusal to continue, and termination.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 18, 2021
Signed May 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2021 · House Apr 13, 2021
How they voted
28–21
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 8, 2021
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
20
Committee
13
Amendments
2
May 10, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0.
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Amended
Committee amendment not adopted.
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
HLG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
upper
Mar 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Mar 7, 2021
Introduced
Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
HHSV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM.
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 08:00 AM
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nicole Macri
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
April Berg
DDemocratic
Co
Cindy Ryu
DDemocratic
Co
David Hackney
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Lekanoff
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Wicks
DDemocratic
Co
Frank Chopp
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Jamila Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Jess Bateman
DDemocratic
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