Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on March 3, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 4001
Modifies conditions under which landlord may terminate month-to-month tenancy after first year of occupancy.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Modifies conditions under which landlord may terminate month-to-month tenancy after first year of occupancy. Requires landlord to pay tenant relocation expenses under certain circumstances. Creates presumption of retaliation in actions between landlord and tenant commenced within six months of certain actions by tenant. Requires landlord to provide 90-day notice for rent increase. Prohibits rent increase during first year of occupancy of month-to-month tenancy. Permits local government to adopt land use regulations or functional plan provisions, or impose conditions for approval of permits, that effectively establish below-market sales or rental price for up to 30 percent of new residential development or that limit sale or rental to class or group of purchasers or renters in exchange for one or more developer incentives. Permits local government to waive state or local building and zoning codes during state of emergency or upon finding rental vacancy of four percent or less. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsors
9 co-sponsors
Phil Barnhart, Lew Frederick, Paul Holvey, Val Hoyle, Nancy Nathanson, Carla Piluso, Kathleen Taylor, Jessica Vega Pederson, Rob Nosse
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 27 to March 3, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action10 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 15 days
Human Services and HousingFeb 1 to Feb 1110 days
RulesFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 27 – Mar 3
- Jan 27Filed before the session
- Feb 1Introduced
- Sent to Human Services and Housing
- Heard in Human Services and Housing
- Feb 5Heard in Human Services and Housing
- Feb 8Heard in Human Services and Housing
- Feb 10Heard in Human Services and Housing
- Feb 11Human Services and Housing reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 10 actions, as published
- Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
- Feb 1First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 1Referred to Human Services and Housing.House of Representatives
- Feb 1Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 11Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Feb 11Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives