---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying requirements and allowed uses for certain funding related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services."
description: "Modifying requirements and allowed uses for certain funding related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 6027"
citation: "Washington SB 6027 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alvarado"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ca78d8e-0ef3-4538-a910-04fa8a5ed7f1"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6027&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "a8d232a2ea4de1f5886795679b155f12337bb9d133034398c9c820149c5ffc0b"
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 6027 (2025-2026) — Modifying requirements and allowed uses for certain funding related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services.

## 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/6027.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6027-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6027-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6027-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6027-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **30–18** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) — **61–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alvarado — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2026-01-12** First reading, referred to Housing. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-01-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-01-21** HSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2026-01-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-01-22** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-02-09** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-09** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2026-02-09** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-09** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-02-12** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-13** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 26). `substitution`
- **2026-02-13** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-03-02** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-03-02** FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-03-02** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-03-02** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2026-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2026-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-27** Chapter 230, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2026. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ca78d8e-0ef3-4538-a910-04fa8a5ed7f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).