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HB2266Introduced in the House

Encouraging permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, and indoor emergency shelters.

Passed

Introduced by Strom Peterson, District 021A

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Encouraging permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, and indoor emergency shelters.

Where it stands

Effective date 6/11/2026.

March 27, 2026

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 · March 9, 2026

56

Yes

39

No

3

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
Zach Hall005AYes
Lisa Callan005BYes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled for introduction.

  2. First reading, referred to Housing.

  3. Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 4:00 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. Minority; do not pass.

  8. Referred to Appropriations.

  9. Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  10. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.

  11. APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Housing.

  12. Minority; do not pass.

  13. Minority; without recommendation.

  14. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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

  16. 1st substitute bill substituted

  17. Floor amendment

  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  19. Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 2.

  20. First reading, referred to Housing.

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

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

  23. HSG - Majority; do pass with amendment

  24. Minority; do not pass.

  25. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  26. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  27. Committee amendment

  28. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  29. Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  30. House concurred in Senate amendments.

  31. Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 3.

  32. Speaker signed.

  33. President signed.

  34. Delivered to Governor.

  35. Governor signed.

  36. Chapter 232, 2026 Laws.

  37. Effective date 6/11/2026.

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