Lawmakers approved House Bill 1110 on a vote of 35-14, with seven Republicans joining most Democrats to approve the measure. The version that passed is less ambitious than earlier iterations, but broadly orders cities across the state to allow duplexes to be built. Among other things, the bill also broadly requires fourplexes to be built in cities with more than 75,000 people.
The Association of Washington Cities, which had opposed the legislation last year, worked with bill sponsor Rep. Jessica Bateman, D-Olympia, and supports the current version.
HB 1110 now goes back to the House for a vote on the amended version.
Washington currently faces a deficit of hundreds of
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