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House committee adopts substitute for HB 2266 to standardize siting of step housing
Summary
The House Housing Committee on Feb. 2 advanced a substitute to House Bill 2266 that creates statewide siting rules for step housing, narrows local review procedures, and sets a two-year deadline for local regulatory updates; the substitute and several adopted amendments were reported out with a 10–7 roll-call vote.
The House Housing Committee on Feb. 2 voted to report substitute House Bill 2266 out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation after approving several amendments that clarify siting and operational standards for "step housing." Vice Chair Hill moved the substitute and the clerk recorded a 10–7 roll-call tally in favor.
The substitute, as described by committee staff Jim, distinguishes siting rules by housing type: transitional and permanent supportive housing must be allowed in zones permitting residential dwellings or hotels, while indoor emergency shelters must be allowed in zones permitting hotels. The substitute allows local governments to prohibit siting in critical natural-hazard or agricultural/forest/mineral lands, permits counties and cities to require…
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