ESSB 5509: Concerning the siting of child care centers.

What this bill does

Requires child care centers to be permitted as outright permitted uses in all zones except industrial zones. Requires on-site child care centers to be conditionally permitted in industrial and light industrial zones, except in or around high-hazard facilities.

From the Washington State Legislature's nonpartisan staff bill analysis. Read the full analysis ↗

Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 10, 2025
  95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 2025
  42 yea · 7 nay

Track ESSB 5509 on OlympiaTrack

A free account adds the full hearing and amendment record, who testified, roll calls by member, and a list to track it on. Paid plans add a plain-English AI summary and email alerts when this bill moves.

Other bills sponsored by Alvarado

• HB 1090: Concerning contraceptive coverage.
• EHB 1217: 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.
• SB 5463: Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators.
• SSB 5488: Strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and families.
• E2SSB 5496: Preserving homeownership options by limiting excessive home buying by certain entities.