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SB 5496 - Home buying by entities ¶

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Revisions ¶

• Original Bill
• Substitute Bill
• Second Substitute
• Engrossed Second Substitute

📰 Articles ¶

• 03/04/2026 The Washington Observer - Local governments quietly grumble over a voting rights win
• 02/23/2026 House Democrats - The House Hot Sheet for Week 7 of the 2026 Legislative Session – Washington State House Democrats
• 01/29/2026 Senate Democrats - What’s moving in Olympia right now - Sen. June Robinson
• 10/05/2025 Gorge News Center - WA Legislature’s housing leaders outline vision for 2026
• 10/03/2025 Washington State Standard - WA Legislature’s housing leaders outline vision for 2026 • Washington State Standard
• 03/05/2025 Senate Democrats - I want to hear from you! See you Saturday, March 15th? - Sen. Vandana Slatter
• 02/28/2025 Senate Democrats - Updates from Olympia - Sen. June Robinson
• 02/21/2025 Senate Democrats - From the desk of your new state senator - Sen. Emily Alvarado
• 02/13/2025 Sightline Institute - Washington Housing Bills to Watch in 2025  | Sightline Institute
• 02/06/2025 KIRO7 - Washington bill takes aim at corporate homebuyers, trys to level playing field for families – KIRO 7 News Seattle
• 02/05/2025 MyNorthwest - Washington SB 5496 takes aim at corporate homebuyers
• 02/05/2025 The Washington Observer - Fencing off private equity from neighborhood real estate
• 02/05/2025 The Center Square - Backers, critics debate bill to stop major investors from buying up single-family homes | Washington | thecentersquare.com

Meetings ¶

Fri 02/27 10:30 AM - Appropriations (APP): E2SSB 5496 Home buying by entities ¶

18 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Ryan Donohue - Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties
• Victoria N H O'Banion - Northwest Cooperative Development Center

41 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• Adrianne Todman
• 💵Katherine Mahoney
• 💵Ken Short - Association of Washington Business (AWB)

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• Blake Lyon - City of Bellingham, WA

Mon 02/23 01:30 PM - Housing (HOUS): E2SSB 5496 Home buying by entities ¶

268 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Ryan Donohue - Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties
• Kathleen Hosfeld - Homestead Community Land Trust
• 💵Elizabeth Perez - Washington Homeownership Resource Center
• Joe Kunzler - I Love Housing and Senator Bateman Rocks
• Steve Schaefer
• Lauren McGowan - LISC Puget Sound
• Matt Hoffman

209 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• Tim Eyman - Initiative Activist
• 💵Andrea Smiley - Building Industry Association of Washington
• Adrianne Todman - National Rental Home Council
• 💵Katherine Mahoney - Tricon Residential
• Ralph Kline - investor
• 💵Morgan Irwin - AWB

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• Blake Lyon - City of Bellingham, WA

Wed 02/26 01:30 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SSB 5496 Home buying by entities ¶

329 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Denise Rodriguez - Washington Homeownership Resource Center
• 💵Nick Federici - Northwest Community Land Trust Coalition

921 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• TaraLyn Fray
• Rosemarie Dorn - concerned citizen
• 💵Morgan Irwin - AWB
• Tim eyman - Initiative activist
• 💵Andrea Smiley - Building Industry Association of Washington
• 💵Katherine Mahoney - Tricon Residential (TAH Operations LLC)

2 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• Craig Trummel - Washington Land Title Association
• Riley Benge - Washington REALTORS

Wed 02/05 10:30 AM - Housing (HSG): SB 5496 Home buying by entities ¶

150 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• Kevin Hunter
• 💵Ethan Robinson - Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties
• 💵Denise Rodriguez - WA Homeownership Resource Center
• 💵Nick Federici - Northwest Community Land Trust Coalition

100 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Brent Ludeman - Building Industry Association of Washington
• Aidan Thornsberry
• 💵Morgan Irwin - Association of Washington Business
• Tim Eyman - Initiative Activist

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• Riley Benge - Washington REALTORS

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