The 2025 legislature will be focused on floor action now through March 12. Here’s a look at which pro-building bills still live on—and all the bad bills BIAW is still working to defeat.

Pro-housing bills still alive:

·      SB 5729 - Encouraging construction of affordable housing by allowing a licensed and insured design professional stamp to represent a complete permit application.

·      SB 5559 - Streamlining the subdivision process inside urban growth areas.

·      HB 1096 - Lot splitting

·      HB 1403- Simplifying condominium construction laws

·      HB 1935 - Project permit definition

·      SB 5461 - Intensive rural dev. Areas

·      SB 5719 – Hearing examiners

·      HB 1160- Local gov. design review

·      SB 5554/HB 1576- Historic landmark designations

·      HB 1857 - Exempting certain commercial aggregates from asbestos rules

·      SB 5611 - Land use permitting workload

·      SB 5470/HB 1345 - Detached ADUs

·      SB 5542 - Expanding tuition waivers for CTC

·      SB 5552 - Kit homes/building codes   

·      HB 1414 - CTE careers work group

·      SB 5408 - Wage and Salary disclosure

Bills BIAW is working to defeat:

·      SB 5360 - Expanding criminal penalties for environmental violations

·      HB 1217 - Rent control

·      HB 1254 - Implementing the flawed wildland urban interface

·      HB 1303– Environmental justice in SEPA

·      HB 1015 - Energy labeling/residential

·      HB 1213 – Expanding PFML

·      SB 5041 – Unemployment for striking workers

·      HB 1402 – Prohibits some employers from posting driver’s license requirements

·      HB 1644 – Expanding penalties for minor workers

·      HB 1788 – Increasing workers comp costs

·      HB 1392 – Putting a premium tax on health plans

·      HB 1308- Requiring employers to furnish personnel records

·      HB 1155 – Prohibiting noncompete agreements

BIAW’s Legislative Action Day is March 11. If you haven't registered to attend and join us at the Hammers & Highballs Legislative Reception that evening, please contact Kristi Dohring for assistance at kristid@biaw.com.