Votes at a glance: bills the Senate Housing Committee recommended on Feb. 18
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Summary
During executive session the committee recommended due‑pass or sent to rules/ways & means several bills including EHB 1345 (ADU limits), ESHB 1500 (resale certificate changes), ESHB 1501 (inquiry process for associations), ESHB 1974 (land bank authorities), and SHB 2228 (building code/compact stairs).
The Senate Housing Committee moved multiple bills forward in executive session on Feb. 18. The actions below reflect motions and voice votes recorded during the meeting; individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript beyond unanimous or voice outcomes and some House‑floor passage counts noted in staff briefings.
Summary of committee actions recorded in the meeting:
- EHB 1345 (ADUs outside urban growth areas): Committee adopted Amendment A (withdrawn then discussed) and moved a due‑pass recommendation; sponsors described the bill as enabling detached ADUs outside UGA with development regulations and county enforcement.
- Engrossed substitute House Bill 1500 (resale certificates): Striking Amendment B and follow‑on changes were considered; the striking amendment (B) was adopted with some senator‑offered amendments withdrawn; the bill was given a due‑pass recommendation to rules.
- Engrossed House Bill 1501 (inquiries by unit owners): Striking Amendment C (technical timeline and extension clarifications) was adopted and the bill received a due‑pass recommendation to rules.
- Engrossed second substitute House Bill 1974 (land bank authorities): The committee considered amendments (D and E); after debate the committee moved the bill with a due‑pass recommendation and sent it to Ways & Means, with certain amendments rejected or withdrawn during discussion.
- Substitute House Bill 2228 (state building code/scissor stairs): The committee voted to give the bill a due‑pass recommendation to rules; staff noted the bill requires the state building code council to study changes for potential inclusion in the 2027 code update.
In each case the transcript records motions, comments by senators and sponsors and voice‑vote outcomes described as "passed subject to signatures" or "received due‑pass recommendation." For details on adopted amendment text and any recorded roll calls, consult the committee clerk's official minutes or bill reports.
The committee then returned to public hearings on remaining items and adjourned for the day.