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HB1491Introduced in the House

Promoting transit-oriented housing development.

Passed

Introduced by Julia Reed, District 036A

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Promoting transit-oriented housing development.

Where it stands

Effective date 7/27/2025.

May 13, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 22, 2025

57

Yes

39

No

2

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 Barkis002ANo
Matt Marshall002BNo
Natasha Hill003AYes
Timm Ormsby003BYes
Suzanne Schmidt004ANo
Rob Chase004BNo
Victoria Hunt005AYes
Lisa Callan005BYes

Bill history

  1. First reading, referred to Housing.

  2. Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 4:00 PM.

  3. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 4:00 PM.

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

  5. Minority; without recommendation.

  6. Minority; do not pass.

  7. Referred to Appropriations.

  8. Committee relieved of further consideration.

  9. Referred to Capital Budget.

  10. Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM.

  11. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM.

  12. CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  13. Minority; do not pass.

  14. Referred to Appropriations.

  15. Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  16. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  17. APP - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  18. Minority; do not pass.

  19. Minority; without recommendation.

  20. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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

  22. 3rd substitute bill substituted

  23. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  24. Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  25. First reading, referred to Housing.

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

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

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

  29. HSG - Majority; do pass with amendment

  30. Minority; without recommendation.

  31. And refer to Ways & Means.

  32. Referred to Ways & Means.

  33. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  34. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  35. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment

  36. Minority; do not pass.

  37. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  38. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  39. Committee amendment not adopted.

  40. Floor amendment

  41. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  42. Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  43. House concurred in Senate amendments.

  44. Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.

  45. Speaker signed.

  46. President signed.

  47. Delivered to Governor.

  48. Governor signed.

  49. Chapter 267, 2025 Laws.

  50. Effective date 7/27/2025.

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