---
type: "Bill"
title: "Streamlining the subdivision process inside urban growth areas."
description: "Streamlining the subdivision process inside urban growth areas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 5559"
citation: "Washington SB 5559 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovelett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-28"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8949740f-7583-464f-97a4-c0bced5c8a18"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5559&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "a4e0dd226570c9dbbf41f2bdcdaccff6748e5fe709fa5d3e0ea55ba63f4ec914"
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 5559 (2025-2026) — Streamlining the subdivision process inside urban growth areas.

## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5559.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5559.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5559.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#17) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lovelett — primary (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Trudeau — cosponsor (person)
- Trudeau — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-28** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-13** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-13** LGV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-14** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-02-19** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2025-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-21** LG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-04-05** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2025-04-05** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Local Government. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2025-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-21** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2025-04-21** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Chapter 271, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date 7/27/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8949740f-7583-464f-97a4-c0bced5c8a18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).