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HB1096Introduced in the House

Increasing housing options through lot splitting.

Passed

Introduced by Andrew Barkis, District 002A

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Increasing housing options through lot splitting.

Where it stands

Effective date 7/27/2025.

May 17, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 27, 2025

94

Yes

4

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

98 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Davina Duerr001AYes
Shelley Kloba001BYes
Andrew Barkis002AYes
Matt Marshall002BYes
Natasha Hill003AYes
Timm Ormsby003BYes
Suzanne Schmidt004AYes
Rob Chase004BYes
Victoria Hunt005AYes
Lisa Callan005BYes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled for introduction.

  2. First reading, referred to Housing.

  3. Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.

  4. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.

  5. HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  6. Minority; without recommendation.

  7. Referred to Appropriations.

  8. Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

  9. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

  10. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  11. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  13. 2nd substitute bill substituted

  14. Floor amendment

  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  17. First reading, referred to Housing.

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

  19. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.

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

  21. HSG - Majority; do pass.

  22. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  23. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  24. Floor amendment

  25. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  26. Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2.

  27. House concurred in Senate amendments.

  28. Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  29. Speaker signed.

  30. President signed.

  31. Delivered to Governor.

  32. Governor signed.

  33. Chapter 301, 2025 Laws.

  34. Effective date 7/27/2025.

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