Week of March 29th: Legislative Update

It’s official: both HB 1099 and HB 1220 have cleared the next hurdle in their journey to the governor’s desk, passing out of the Senate Housing and Local Government Committee last week. Now both bills are in the Senate Ways and Means Committee, where they’ll need another YES vote before heading to the Senate floor.

We’re chugging along, but we need an influx of support from constituents like you to keep these bills moving.


Right now, HB 1099 has strong momentum. HB 1099 had its hearing in the Ways and Means Committee on Saturday and is already scheduled for a vote on Monday, 3/29. We’re absolutely thrilled that this climate and equity update to the GMA has so much energy! Many thanks to Futurewise supporters, coalition partners, and local governments who have been working in unison to get this bill passed.

Tell your Senator to vote YES on HB1099!

Now here’s the hard part: we need to rally, hard, to ensure that HB 1220 gets the same momentum. HB 1220 is a bill to end housing discrimination in Washington – plain and simple. This bill should be an easy YES vote for Washington senators. But unfortunately, like many, many times before in the history of housing advocacy, we’re starting to see bad faith arguments in opposition.


Now’s the time for senators to hear from constituents in every corner of Washington with a clear message: vote YES on HB 1220 to end housing discrimination. Here are three actions you can take to pass HB 1220 and end housing discrimination:

We’re coming up on the finish line, which is why it’s critical that we don’t let up now. Join us in seeing HB 1099 and HB 1220 all the way to the governor’s desk!

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Week of March 29th: Legislative Update

It’s official: both HB 1099 and HB 1220 have cleared the next hurdle in their journey to the governor’s desk, passing out of the Senate Housing and Local Government Committee last week. Now both bills are in the Senate Ways … Continue reading

Week of March 22nd: Legislative Update

After wrapping up our second Week of Action, we’re back to the grind to make sure HB 1099 and HB 1220 make it out of committee this week. Here’s the scoop: Celebrating another successful Week of Action Thank you, thank … Continue reading

Week of March 15th: Legislative Update

It’s official: we’re halfway through the legislative session. Only 44 days left to pass our Washington Can’t Wait campaign priorities. With that in mind, let’s dive right in! Join us for our Week of Action! We’re rallying supporters every day … Continue reading

Week of March 8th: Legislative Update

We’ve got some very, very good news to share. Drumroll please…. 🎉🎉 HB 1220 and HB 1099 are on their way to the Senate!! 🎉🎉  We launched the Washington Can’t Wait campaign last fall with grand ambitions: to pass the biggest updates to the … Continue reading

Legislative Update: Week of March 1st

Welcome to Week 8! We’re pressing up against a deadline – March 9th – to get all three Futurewise bills (SB 5042, HB 1099, and HB 1220) passed out of their house of origin. This week’s legislative update is focused on what you can do to get … Continue reading

Week of February 22nd: Legislative Update

We’re in week 7 of the legislative session and we’re calling on all of our supporters to help us make sure that SB 5042, Futurewise’s GMA vesting bill, and HB 1099, Futurewise’s climate GMA bill, keep moving! Can you take two quick actions … Continue reading

Week of February 15th: Legislative Update

Welcome to the sixth legislative update from Futurewise’s Washington Can’t Wait Campaign! The session continues to fly by and we are thrilled to announce that both HB1099 and HB1220 have been voted out of their policy committees and are now in the House Committee on … Continue reading

Week of February 8th: Legislative Update

We’re back with another legislative update! The first thing to note: we’re just one week away from our first major legislative deadline. February 15th marks the cutoff for bills to be passed out of a policy committee in order to continue … Continue reading

Week of February 1st: Legislative Update

Welcome to our weekly legislative update. The session continues to move along at an often unpredictable pace, and we will continue to do our best to keep you informed on where our priority legislation sits in the process. Quick Bill … Continue reading

Week of Jan 11: Legislative Session Update

Welcome to our first legislative update for the Washington Can’t Wait Campaign and Futurewise’s other legislative priorities! Stay tuned for a new post every Monday to get information on our priorities as our various bills move through the legislature and any relevant calls to action that … Continue reading