Futurewise Legislative Advocacy

As the steward of Washington’s Growth Management Act (GMA), Futurewise advocates with people like you to pass state legislation that reflects our vision for the future. In recent years, Futurewise has passed landmark legislation to update the GMA to fight climate change (HB 1181), promote housing affordability (HB 1220 and HB 1110) and prevent sprawl (SB 5042).

2024 Connecting Communities Campaign

In 2024 we worked hard to connect our communities and advocate for a better Washington for all. We prioritized working on allowing more homes near transit (transit-oriented development), rent stabilization, and preventing sprawl in rural areas. We successfully defeated to bad bills that would have threatened farms, and sent over 13,000 emails to legislators. You can find a full recap of the 2024 legislation session here.

For more context see our recaps for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 sessions when we closed the Sprawl Loophole (HB 5042), added housing justice to the GMA (HB 1220), passed Middle Housing to allow more homes in all neighborhoods (HB 1110), and added planning for the climate to the GMA (HB 1181).

2025 Growing Together Campaign

Washington is stronger when we’re Growing Together! In the 2025 legislative session, we need your help to continue our work and advocate for more homes near transit, rent stabilization, and rural housing solutions.  Sign up to volunteer and learn how you can make an impact this legislative session.

Sign up to volunteer and learn more about upcoming events, like our February 5th Lobby Day in Olympia.

Get Involved

We’re only successful when we work together! We need your help to make sure WA’s decision makers know how important these issues are. Last year, we only defeated the bad land use bills because we had over 1000 volunteers taking action. Interested or want to learn more? Fill out the form below to get involved!

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