ESHB 1293: Streamlining development regulations.
Signed into law: Chapter 333, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Klicker
- Introduced
- January 13, 2023
- Status
- C 333 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023. (May 8, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires counties and cities planning under the Growth Management Act to apply only clear and objective design review standards to the exterior of new development. Establishes a categorical exemption from the State Environmental Policy Act for residential housing units within an urban growth area.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 202394 yea · 3 nay · 1 not voting
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 14, 202395 yea · 1 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 11, 202349 yea · 0 nay
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