---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ensuring adequacy of buildable lands and zoning in urban growth areas and providing funding for low-income housing and homelessness programs."
description: "Ensuring adequacy of buildable lands and zoning in urban growth areas and providing funding for low-income housing and homelessness programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5254"
citation: "Washington SB 5254 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMES AND HOUSING", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC.", "STUDIES", "AUDITORS AND AUDITING", "ENVIRONMENT", "HOMELESS PERSONS", "TAXES - REAL ESTATE EXCISE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PUBLIC POLICY", "INSTITUTE FOR", "COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "GROWTH MANAGEMENT", "LOW-INCOME PERSONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fain"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-18"
last_action: "2017-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb9dc507-b5d9-484c-b1b9-e4096344f068"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5254&year=2017"
source_hash: "7e4d73d6953182f7c062fdfbd3bfcaeabaf7655c68e7b4a9c4dd0a56bcc86dbc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 5254 (2017-2018) — Ensuring adequacy of buildable lands and zoning in urban growth areas and providing funding for low-income housing and homelessness programs.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5254.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5254-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5254-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5254-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#17) — **85–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fain — primary (person)
- Angel — cosponsor (person)
- Hobbs — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-18** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-14** LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-14** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-03-20** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-03-20** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-23** Returned to Rules.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-06-29** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-14** LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-14** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-03-20** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-03-20** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-23** Returned to Rules.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-06-29** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-20** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-03-20** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-23** Returned to Rules.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-06-29** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-06-29** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-29** Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-07-06** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-06** Chapter 16, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. `became-law`
- **2017-07-06** Effective date 10/19/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb9dc507-b5d9-484c-b1b9-e4096344f068`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).