SSB 5558: Concerning timelines for growth management comprehensive plan and development regulation updates.

What this bill does

Extends the deadline for Benton, Chelan, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Kittitas, Skamania, Spokane, Walla Walla, and Yakima Counties, and the cities within those counties, to review and revise their comprehensive plans from June 30, 2026, to December 31, 2026. Provides that certain requirements related to design review and accessory dwelling units that are applicable to counties and cities planning under the Growth Management Act must be adopted at the time of the county or city's next comprehensive plan update, rather than six months after the update.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 10, 2025
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 5, 2025
  49 yea · 0 nay

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