HB1108 • 2026

Housing cost task force

Creating a task force on housing cost driver analysis.

Housing Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Klicker, Representative Peterson, Representative Barkis, Representative Ybarra, Representative Low, Representative Leavitt, Representative Schmidt, Representative Eslick, Representative Penner, Representative Connors, Representative Paul, Representative Ramel, Representative Jacobsen, Representative Shavers, Representative Burnett, Representative Rude, Representative Keaton, Representative Obras, Representative Timmons, Representative Wylie, Representative Valdez, Representative Barnard, Representative Rule, Representative Nance, Representative Berg, Representative Bernbaum
Last action: 2025-03-11
Official status: H subst for
Effective date: Not listed

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Housing cost task force

What This Bill Does

Housing cost task force

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1108-S2.E AMS ENGR S2444.E

ADOPTED AND ENGROSSED

Plain English: 1108-S2.E AMS ENGR S2444.E E2SHB 1108 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Housing ADOPTED AND ENGROSSED 04/09/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "NEW SECTION.

1108-S2.E AMS ENGR S2444.E E2SHB 1108 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Housing ADOPTED AND ENGROSSED 04/09/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "NEW SECTION.
Sec.
1.
(1) The Washington state institute for 3 public policy must conduct a study researching, analyzing, and 4 determining, to the extent practicable, the primary cost drivers for 5 homeownership and rental housing in Washington state and produce a 6 final report as described in this section.7 (2) In conducting the study, the Washington state institute for 8 public policy must conduct fact-finding and stakeholder discussions 9 with at least one representative of each of the following groups:10 (a) Economists with expertise in the economic disciplines most 11 relevant to the issue of housing cost drivers; 12 (b) Nonprofit developers of rental housing; 13 (c) Nonprofit developers of housing for homeownership;14 (d) For-profit housing developers; 15 (e) Builders; 16 (f) A statewide organization representing the building trades 17 labor; 18 (g) Realtors; 19 (h) Cities; 20 (i) Counties; 21 (j) Tenants; 22 (k) Landlords who provide at least 10 rental housing units;23 (l) Landlords who provide no more than two rental housing units;24 (m) A statewide association representing real estate appraisers;25 (n) Home mortgage lenders; 26 (o) Multifamily lenders; 27 (p) Utility providers; 28 (q) Public housing authorities; 29 (r) The Washington state housing finance commission;30 (s) The office of equity; 31 (t) The carpenters union; 32 Official Print - 1 1108-S2.E AMS ENGR S2444.E (u) A statewide association representing business; and1 (v) An organization representing architects.

1108-S2.E AMS HSG S2444.2

0 • Housing

ADOPTED AS AMENDED

Plain English: 1108-S2.E AMS HSG S2444.2 E2SHB 1108 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Housing ADOPTED AS AMENDED 04/09/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "NEW SECTION.

1108-S2.E AMS HSG S2444.2 E2SHB 1108 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Housing ADOPTED AS AMENDED 04/09/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "NEW SECTION.
Sec.
1.
(1) The Washington state institute for 3 public policy must conduct a study researching, analyzing, and 4 determining, to the extent practicable, the primary cost drivers for 5 homeownership and rental housing in Washington state and produce a 6 final report as described in this section.7 (2) In conducting the study, the Washington state institute for 8 public policy must conduct fact-finding and stakeholder discussions 9 with a task force containing at least one representative of each of 10 the following groups: 11 (a) Economists with expertise in the economic disciplines most 12 relevant to the issue of housing cost drivers; 13 (b) Nonprofit developers of rental housing; 14 (c) Nonprofit developers of housing for homeownership;15 (d) For-profit housing developers; 16 (e) Builders; 17 (f) A statewide organization representing the building trades 18 labor; 19 (g) Realtors; 20 (h) Cities; 21 (i) Counties; 22 (j) Tenants; 23 (k) Landlords who provide at least 10 rental housing units;24 (l) Landlords who provide no more than two rental housing units;25 (m) A statewide association representing real estate appraisers;26 (n) Home mortgage lenders; 27 (o) Multifamily lenders; 28 (p) Utility providers; 29 (q) Public housing authorities; 30 (r) The Washington state housing finance commission;31 Code Rev/MFW:jlb 1 S-2444.2/25 2nd draft (s) The office of equity; 1 (t) The carpenters union; 2 (u) A statewide association representing business; and3 (v) An organization representing architects.

1108-S2 AMH PETE SERE 152

125 • Peterson

ADOPTED

Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1108-S2 AMH PETE SERE 152 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Adds two members to the task force: one representing the Office of Equity and one representing the Carpenters Union.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1108-S2 AMH PETE SERE 152 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Adds two members to the task force: one representing the Office of Equity and one representing the Carpenters Union.
1108-S2 AMH PETE SERE 152 2SHB 1108 - H AMD 125 By Representative Peterson ADOPTED 03/11/2025 On page 2, line 19, after "(S)" insert "One member representing the office of equity; (T) One member representing the carpenters union; (U)" Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
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1108-S2.E AMS BATE S2772.1

279 • Bateman

ADOPTED

Plain English: 1108-S2.E AMS BATE S2772.1 E2SHB 1108 - S AMD TO HSG COMM AMD (S-2444.2/25) 279 By Senator Bateman ADOPTED 04/09/2025 On page 1, line 10, after "with" strike "a task force containing"1 On page 2, beginning on line 6, strike all material through 2 "force" on line 7 and insert "solicit and consider information and 3 perspectives provided by the groups" 4 EFFECT: (1) Removes language identifying specified groups as a task force.

1108-S2.E AMS BATE S2772.1 E2SHB 1108 - S AMD TO HSG COMM AMD (S-2444.2/25) 279 By Senator Bateman ADOPTED 04/09/2025 On page 1, line 10, after "with" strike "a task force containing"1 On page 2, beginning on line 6, strike all material through 2 "force" on line 7 and insert "solicit and consider information and 3 perspectives provided by the groups" 4 EFFECT: (1) Removes language identifying specified groups as a task force.
(2) Directs WSIPP to solicit and consider information and perspectives provided by specified groups, rather than facilitating at least three meetings with a task force of specified groups.
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Bill History

2025-03-11 House
2nd substitute bill substituted.

Official Summary Text

Housing cost task force

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to creating a task force on housing cost driver 1
analysis; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1)(a) A legislative task force on housing 4
cost driver analysis is established, with members as provided in this 5
subsection.6
(i) The president of the senate shall appoint one member from 7
each of the two largest caucuses of the senate. 8
(ii) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint 9
one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of 10
representatives. 11
(iii) The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of 12
representatives jointly shall appoint the following members:13
(A) Two economists with expertise in the economic disciplines 14
most relevant to the issue of housing cost drivers;15
(B) One member representing nonprofit housing developers;16
(C) One member representing for-profit housing developers;17
(D) One member representing builders; 18
(E) One member representing labor; 19
(F) One member representing realtors; 20
(G) One member representing cities; 21
H-0079.1
HOUSE BILL 1108
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Klicker, Peterson, Barkis, Ybarra, Low, Leavitt,
Schmidt, Eslick, Penner, Connors, Paul, Ramel, Jacobsen, Shavers,
Burnett, Rude, Keaton, Obras, Timmons, Wylie, Caldier, Barnard, Rule,
Nance, Berg, and Bernbaum
Prefiled 12/20/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Housing.
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(H) One member representing counties; 1
(I) One member representing tenants; 2
(J) One member representing landlords; 3
(K) One member representing home mortgage lenders;4
(L) One member representing multifamily lenders;5
(M) One member representing utility providers; 6
(N) One member representing public housing authorities;7
(O) One member representing the Washington state housing finance 8
commission; 9
(P) One member from a statewide association representing 10
business; and 11
(Q) One member from an organization representing architects.12
(b) The task force shall choose its cochairs from among its 13
legislative membership. The legislative membership shall convene the 14
initial meeting of the task force. 15
(2) The task force shall research, analyze, and determine the 16
primary cost drivers for housing in Washington state.17
(3) Staff support for the task force must be provided by the 18
senate committee services and the house of representatives office of 19
program research. 20
(4) The task force, in completing the duties prescribed by this 21
section, shall solicit and consider information and perspectives 22
provided by the affordable housing advisory board and persons and 23
entities with relevant interest and expertise. 24
(5) Legislative members of the task force are reimbursed for 25
travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative 26
members are not entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses if they 27
are elected officials or are participating on behalf of an employer, 28
governmental entity, or other organization. Any reimbursement for 29
other nonlegislative members is subject to chapter 43.03 RCW.30
(6) The expenses of the task force must be paid jointly by the 31
senate and the house of representatives. Task force expenditures are 32
subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee 33
and the house of representatives executive rules committee, or their 34
successor committees. 35
(7) The task force shall report its findings and recommendations 36
to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2026.37
(8) This section expires June 1, 2027. 38
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