SSB 6309: Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects.
Signed into law: Chapter 166, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Liias
- Introduced
- January 26, 2026
- Status
- C 166 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026*. (March 23, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Allows development agreements with a regional transit authority to establish development standards that vary from otherwise applicable development regulations to accommodate transit facilities. Allows a regional transit authority to take specified actions related to land use and construction. Exempts from subdivision laws a land division for the acquisition of an existing lot to build an essential public facility.
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Floor votes
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 4, 202656 yea · 38 nay · 4 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 202631 yea · 17 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 10, 202630 yea · 19 nay
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