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House leaders spotlight bills to curb costs: rent cap, right‑to‑repair, birth control access
Summary
House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon listed several bills targeting the cost of living — HB 1217 (7% annual rent‑growth cap), HB 1483 (right to repair electronics), and HB 1090 (12 months of birth control on prescription fill) — as priorities for the House this session.
House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon told reporters the House is advancing bills aimed at reducing the cost of living for Washingtonians.
"We have house bill 12 17 to cap the growth of rent at 7% per year," Fitzgibbon said, and he also highlighted HB 1483 (right to repair) and HB 1090 (12 months of birth control when prescription is filled). He framed the package as addressing housing, consumer‑product repair costs and health care affordability.
Context: Fitzgibbon said hearings and votes are moving on multiple fronts and that the House is also addressing transportation and child care costs. He described the measures as part of a broader push to "reduce the cost of living" rather than as guaranteed enactments this year.
Outlook: Fitzgibbon acknowledged the budget and policy mix mean not every proposal will pass this session. He invited questions and said the House is "taking a look at every way we can reduce the cost of living."
