Senate2023-24 sessionFiscal note
SSB 5374: Concerning the adoption of county critical area ordinances by cities.
Signed into law: Chapter 225, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Short
- Introduced
- January 13, 2023
- Status
- C 225 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023. (May 1, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Allows a city of fewer than 25,000 people to adopt the county's critical area regulations by reference in order to satisfy critical area requirements under the Growth Management Act.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 11, 202397 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 1, 202346 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
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