Changes to Washington state housing laws take effect on Sunday

These new Washington laws take effect July 27

The Washington state Capitol on April 18, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)Funding for more police officers, parking requirements for new housing and penalties for littering. These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws set to take effect Sunday. July 27 marks 90 days since the end of the 2025 legislative session in Olympia, when most bills signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson go into force…

Changes to Washington state housing laws take effect on Sunday

(The Center Square) – For all the talk about the need to address the housing shortage and obstacles to homeownership in Washington state during the 2025 legislative session, home-building advocates were less than thrilled with the bills that were approved.

Changes to Washington state housing laws take effect on Sunday - Everett Post

(The Center Square) – For all the talk about the need to address the housing shortage and obstacles to homeownership in Washington state during the 2025 legislative session, home-building advocates were less than thrilled with the bills that were approved. A handful of bills, however, are set to take effect on Sunday that builders supported. “It wasn’t a huge year for housing,” Building Industry Association of Washington Vice President Greg Lane…