SB 6152 — Requiring certain counties to measure the gap between estimated existing housing units and existing housing needs.

S-4188.2S-3779.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6152 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senate Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Senators Cleveland, Shewmake, Rivers, Frame, Salomon, Trudeau, Nguyen, Keiser, Liias, Pedersen, Kuderer, Nobles, Saldaña, and Valdez)Valdez READRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 01/31/24.01/10/24.

Referred to Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs.

amending RCW 36.70A.610 and 43.155.070;

adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW;

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RCWA 36.70A.610new andsection 2020is cadded 173to schapter 636.70A areRCW each amended to read as follows:

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(a) The initialdata report,collected completed by October 15, 2020, must beinclude: a compilation of objective criteria relating to income, employment, housing and rental prices, housing affordability by housing tenure, and other metrics relevant to assessing housing supply and affordability for all income segments, including the percentage of cost-burdened households of each jurisdiction.

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1 SSB 6152 (b) The report completed by October 15, 2021, must include an analysis of the private rental housing market for each area outlining the number of units, vacancy rates, and rents by unit type, where possible.

This analysis should separate market rate multifamily rental housing developments and other smaller scale market rate rental housing.

This analysis should also incorporate data from the Washington state housing finance commission on subsidized rental housing in the area consistent with the first report under this subsection.

(c) The report completed by October 15, 2022, must also include data relating to actions taken by cities under chapter 348, Laws of 2019 as well as detailed information on development regulations, levies and fees, and zoning related to housing development.

(d) The report completed by October 15, 2024, and every two years thereafter, must also include relevant data relating to buildable lands reports prepared under RCW 36.70A.215, where applicable, and updates to comprehensive plans under this chapter.

(e) The report completed by October 15, 2026, and every two years thereafter, must also include:

(i) An analysis of the estimated existing housing units and existing housing needs within each county at the following income levels:

and (ii) EachThe county's progress in closingmeeting theemergency gaphousing, betweenemergency estimatedshelters, existingand permanent supportive housing unitsneeds within the countydistrict. and existing housing needs;

and (iii) Each county's progress in meeting emergency housing, emergency shelters, and permanent supportive housing needs within the county.

(2) The Washington center for real estate research shall collaborate with the Washington housing finance commission and the office of financial management to develop the metrics compiled in the series of reports under this section.

(3) The series of reports under this section must be submitted, consistent with RCW 43.01.036, to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over housing issues and this chapter.

21 SSBSB 6152 Sec.(b) A county subject to the requirements of this section and RCW 36.70A.130(5)(a) must report the annual data collected to the department no later than June 30, 2026, and each year thereafter.

(c) A county subject to the requirements of this section and RCW 36.70A.130(5)(b) must report the annual data collected to the department no later than one calendar year after their comprehensive plan periodic update, and each year thereafter.

(d) Should a county find that the gap between estimated existing housing units and existing housing needs has not decreased from the preceding year, the county, in consultation with its cities, must limit units built for 750 percent of area median income.

A jurisdiction may limit units built through a moratorium or other legislative action.

(2) By July 1, 2027, and each year thereafter, the department shall publish an annual report which includes a summary of the data collected by each county as required under this section, including:

(a) The estimated existing housing units and existing housing needs at the following income levels:

0–30 percent of the area median income, 30–50 percent of the area median income, 50–80 percent of the area median income, 80–100 percent of the area median income, 100–120 percent of the area median income, and greater than 120 percent of the area median income;

and (b) The progress in meeting emergency housing, emergency shelters, and permanent supportive housing needs within a district.

(3) A county or city subject to the requirements of this section is eligible to receive funds under chapter 43.155 RCW to defray infrastructure and clean water costs related to infill development and any other increase in affordable housing units.

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and (c)p. The local government must be using all local revenue sources which are reasonably available for funding public works, taking into consideration local employment and economic factors.

2 SB 6152 (c) The local government must be using all local revenue sources which are reasonably available for funding public works, taking into consideration local employment and economic factors.

The board must consider, at p.a minimum and in any order, the following factors in prioritizing projects:

3 SSB 6152 a minimum and in any order, the following factors in prioritizing projects:

(v)p. Whether the project promotes the sustainable use of resources and environmental quality, as applicable;

3 SB 6152 (v) Whether the project promotes the sustainable use of resources and environmental quality, as applicable;

(viii) Whether the project encourages infill development or any other increase in affordable housing units.units in counties subject to the requirements of section 1 of this act.

p.(b) Before September 1, 2018, and each year thereafter, the board must develop and submit a report regarding the construction loans and grants to the office of financial management and appropriate fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives.

4 SSB 6152 (b) Before September 1, 2018, and each year thereafter, the board must develop and submit a report regarding the construction loans and grants to the office of financial management and appropriate fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives.