2024 Legislative Session Overview
Happy 2024, members, community stakeholders, and tireless affordable housing advocates!
The Housing Development Consortium is excited to announce the opening of the 2024 Washington State legislative session, on January 8, 2024. This 60-day short session is a valuable opportunity for transformative policy to create equitable, sustainable, and affordable housing.
Our lead priority in the 2024 legislative session is the Affordable Homes Act. This pioneering legislation will reform the Real Estate Transfer Tax, creating a dedicated funding source for the Housing Trust Fund and other affordable housing priorities, while cutting the taxes paid by the vast majority of homeowners selling properties. Learn more about the Affordable Homes Act here.
We are also standing in support of a suite of ambitious housing policies, including a transit-oriented development bill, rent stabilization, and more. You can learn more about our full legislative priorities in our legislative agenda.
Your participation in the legislative process is critical to our advocacy. Here’s a few ways you can stay informed and engaged throughout the 2024 legislative session:
- Register for our Weekly Legislative Update Calls: Every Tuesday, 1:30pm-2pm, we will gather for an update on policy priorities, discuss where our bills stand, and what you can do to advocate!
- Sign up for Advocacy Alerts: Every Monday morning, we will send an update on where our lead and support bills and a list of actions to take.
- Sign In Pro: We will keep our 2024 Legislative Tracker updated throughout session, with links to easily sign in pro on time-sensitive public hearings and send messages to lawmakers.
HDC is a resource for you to understand and advocate during this tightly-packed 60-day legislative session. We need your voice, passion, and advocacy. Below are the key cut-off dates that every bill needs to clear, in order to pass into law. We hope you join us in making the 2024 Washington State legislative session the Year of Housing 2.0!
Legislative Session Calendar
| January 8, 2024 | First day of session |
| January 31, 2024 | Last day to pass bills out of committee in house of origin, except House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees. |
| February 5, 2024 | Last day to pass bills out of committee from House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees in house of origin. |
| February 13, 2024 | Last day to pass bills in house of origin. |
| February 21, 2024 | Last day to pass bills out of committee from opposite house, except House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees. |
| February 26, 2024 | Last day to pass bills out of committee from House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees. |
| March 1, 2024 | Last day to pass opposite house bills, except budgets and matters “necessary to implement budgets.” |
| March 7, 2024 | End of session |
