Increasing housing unit inventory by removing arbitrary limits on housing options.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 15, 2021
Signed May 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2021 · House Apr 7, 2021
How they voted
30–18
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 14, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican20
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
18
Committee
12
Amendments
1
May 13, 2021
Vetoed
Governor partially vetoed.
executive
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Amended
Committee amendment not adopted.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 08:30 AM
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
LG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:30 AM.
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
HLG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marko Liias
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
Mona Das
DDemocratic
Co
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
Co
T'wina Nobles
DDemocratic
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