E2SHB 1096: Increasing housing options through lot splitting.

What this bill does

Requires cities subject to minimum residential density requirements to establish a process for simultaneous review and approval of an administrative lot split and residential building permits for new single-family or middle housing.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 2025
  93 yea · 4 nay · 1 not voting
• House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 27, 2025
  94 yea · 4 nay
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 14, 2025
  43 yea · 4 nay · 2 not voting

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