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SB5222Introduced in the Senate

Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement.

IntroducedSenate Ways & Means

Introduced by Yasmin Trudeau, District 27

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement.

Where it stands

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

January 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Committee on Housing: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass · February 19, 2025

4

Yes

2

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

7 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Keith Goehner012ANo
Jessica Bateman022BYes
Tina Orwall033AYes
Emily Alvarado034AYes
Chris Gildon25No
Yasmin Trudeau27Yes
Jesse Salomon32Not Voting

Bill history

  1. Prefiled for introduction.

  2. First reading, referred to Housing.

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

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

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

  6. And refer to Ways & Means.

  7. Minority; do not pass.

  8. Minority; without recommendation.

  9. Referred to Ways & Means.

  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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