ESSB 6061: Concerning exemptions for housing development under the state environmental policy act.

What this bill does

Requires jurisdictions planning under the Growth Management Act to take additional actions prior to exempting a proposed housing development from the State Environmental Policy Act. Requires a city or county to establish the housing development categorical exemption by the date of the jurisdiction's next required implementation progress report, or five years after the jurisdiction's next comprehensive plan review.

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Floor votes

• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 7, 2024
  27 yea · 21 nay · 1 not voting

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