Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 10 R cosponsors

SB 5749 — Concerning housing development opportunity zones.

Last action — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Housing.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 26 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 5749 has clarified its provisions by removing a section that originally required an expiration date for the act. Additionally, it specifies that the legislative audit committee will evaluate the effectiveness of housing development opportunity zones by September 1, 2043, with a plan to potentially repeal these zones if affordable housing units do not increase. These changes matter because they streamline the bill and establish a clear review timeline, which can help ensure that housing initiatives are properly assessed for their impact on affordable housing availability.

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S-1782.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5749 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senate Housing (originally sponsored by Senators J.
S-1343.1 SENATE BILL 5749 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators J.
Wilson, Fortunato, Short, Christian, Torres, Dozier, Boehnke, Holy, Wagoner, and McCune) READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.
Wilson, Fortunato, Short, Christian, Torres, Dozier, Boehnke, Holy, Wagoner, and McCune Read first time 02/13/25.
Referred to Committee on Housing.
creating new sections;
and creating a new section.
and providing an expiration date.
1 SSB 5749 (2) The housing development opportunity zone project site area must be defined by existing improvements on the parcel, including but not limited to parking and landscape areas.
1 SB 5749 (2) The housing development opportunity zone project site area must be defined by existing improvements on the parcel, including but not limited to parking and landscape areas.
2 SSB 5749 (ii) The existing project site area for development or redevelopment.
2 SB 5749 (ii) The existing project site area for development or redevelopment.
NEW SECTION.
Sec.
4.
(1) The joint legislative audit and review committee must evaluate the number of housing units and affordable housing units created in housing development opportunity zones established under sections 2 and 3 of this act.
If the review finds that the number of affordable housing units have not increased, then the legislature intends to repeal the authorization for cities to establish housing development opportunity zones.
(2) The review must be provided to the appropriate committees of the legislature by September 1, 2043.
(3) In order to obtain the data necessary to perform the review in this section, the joint legislative audit and review committee may refer any other data collected by the state, and any data source.
(4) Cities must cooperate with and provide requested data, materials, and assistance to the joint legislative audit and review committee.
NEW SECTION.
Sec.
5.
This act expires July 1, 2045.
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Action History

  1. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Housing.

  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  3. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  4. Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.

  5. First reading, referred to Local Government.

  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  8. 1st substitute bill substituted (HSG 25).

  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  11. HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  12. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.

  13. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.

  14. First reading, referred to Housing.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16)

Passed 47 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 28200
Republican 19000
Total 47200
% of votes cast 96%4%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Adrian Cortes Democrat Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bill Ramos Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Nay
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Claudia Kauffman Democrat Nay
Deborah Krishnadasan Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Emily Alvarado Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Jessica Bateman Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jeff Wilson Republican Yea
Jim McCune Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Goehner Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Leonard Christian Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Matt Boehnke Republican Yea
Nikki Torres Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Ron Muzzall Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Subjects

housing
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5749?
SB 5749 is sponsored by Jim McCune (Republican), Keith Wagoner (Republican), Jeff Holy (Republican), Matt Boehnke (Republican), Perry Dozier (Republican), Nikki Torres (Republican), Leonard Christian (Republican), Shelly Short (Republican), Phil Fortunato (Republican), and Jeff Wilson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 5749?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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