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.
Last action: 2025-05-07 — Effective date 5/7/2025.
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Bill Details
- Bill Number
- HB 1217
- Current Status
- Passed
- Sponsors
- Alvarado, Alvarado, Alvarado, Alvarado, Macri, Macri, Macri, Macri, Ramel, Ramel, Ramel, Ramel, Peterson, Peterson, Peterson, Peterson, Berry, Berry, Berry, Berry, Mena, Mena, Mena, Mena, Thai, Thai, Thai, Thai, Reed, Reed, Reed, Reed, Obras, Obras, Obras, Obras, Farivar, Farivar, Farivar, Farivar, Parshley, Parshley, Parshley, Parshley, Ortiz-Self, Ortiz-Self, Ortiz-Self, Ortiz-Self, Cortes, Cortes, Cortes, Cortes, Duerr, Duerr, Duerr, Duerr, Street, Street, Street, Street, Berg, Berg, Berg, Berg, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Fitzgibbon, Fitzgibbon, Fitzgibbon, Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Doglio, Doglio, Doglio, Timmons, Timmons, Timmons, Timmons, Tharinger, Tharinger, Tharinger, Tharinger, Fosse, Fosse, Fosse, Fosse, Gregerson, Gregerson, Gregerson, Gregerson, Simmons, Simmons, Simmons, Simmons, Wylie, Wylie, Wylie, Wylie, Pollet, Pollet, Pollet, Pollet, Kloba, Kloba, Kloba, Kloba, Nance, Nance, Nance, Nance, Davis, Davis, Davis, Davis, Ormsby, Ormsby, Ormsby, Ormsby, Lekanoff, Lekanoff, Lekanoff, Lekanoff, Bergquist, Bergquist, Bergquist, Bergquist, Scott, Scott, Scott, Scott, Stonier, Stonier, Stonier, Stonier, Hill, Hill, Hill, Hill
- Chamber
- House
Floor Votes
| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Democrats | Republicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | House | 3rd Reading & Final PassageEHB 1217 | Passed 53-42 3 not voting | 53 yes / 5 no | 0 yes / 37 no |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the SenateEHB 1217 | Passed 29-20 | 26 yes / 1 no | 0 yes / 19 no |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | 345 Shewmake Pg 1 Ln 13EHB 1217 | Passed 25-24 | 6 yes / 21 no | 19 yes / 0 no |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | 312 Liias Pg 4 Ln 6EHB 1217 | Passed 25-24 | 6 yes / 21 no | 19 yes / 0 no |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | 353 Cleveland Pg 21 Ln 8EHB 1217 | Failed 23-26 | 4 yes / 23 no | 19 yes / 0 no |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Concur in Senate Amendment(s)EHB 1217 | Failed 48-50 | 9 yes / 50 no | 39 yes / 0 no |
| 2025-04-25 | House | Grant ConferenceEHB 1217 | Passed 58-40 | 58 yes / 1 no | 0 yes / 39 no |
| 2025-04-27 | House | Adoption as Recommended by the Conference CommitteeEHB 1217 | Passed 55-42 1 not voting | 55 yes / 3 no | 0 yes / 39 no |
| 2025-04-27 | House | Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference CommitteeEHB 1217 | Passed 54-44 | 54 yes / 5 no | 0 yes / 39 no |
| 2025-04-27 | House | Motion to Immediately Transmit to SenateEHB 1217 | Passed 59-39 | 59 yes / 0 no | 0 yes / 39 no |
| 2025-04-27 | Senate | Final Passage as Recommended by Conference CommitteeEHB 1217 | Passed 27-20 1 not voting | 25 yes / 2 no | 0 yes / 18 no |
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