Washington SB5732 aims to increase housing supply and improve accountability for meeting housing goals.

Washington SB5732 seeks to address the state's housing availability crisis by enhancing the growth management act. The bill emphasizes the need for more than a million new homes over the next 20 years to meet population growth. It mandates that counties and cities ensure their comprehensive plans and development regulations provide sufficient land for new housing developments. The bill also requires countywide planning policies to monitor and track progress toward increasing housing supply and imposes sanctions for failure to meet housing goals.

Washington SB5732 aims to increase housing supply and improve accountability for meeting housing goals.

Washington SB5732 seeks to address the state's housing availability crisis by enhancing the growth management act. The bill emphasizes the need for more than a million new homes over the next 20 years to meet population growth. It mandates that counties and cities ensure their comprehensive plans and development regulations provide sufficient land for new housing developments. The bill also requires countywide planning policies to monitor and track progress toward increasing housing supply and imposes sanctions for failure to meet housing goals.