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WashingtonHB 10392025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Concerning extending governmental services from cities to tribal lands.

Sponsored By: Peter Abbarno (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

City services on nearby tribal lands

Cities and federally recognized tribes can agree to extend urban services beyond the city to tribal land that touches the city. The land must already have urban development. Agreements must follow the Growth Management Act. Contracts to extend services must be signed by December 31, 2028.

Stronger tribal voice in growth plans

If a tribe opts into local planning, the county or city must coordinate planning with the tribe under a written agreement. Before changing an urban growth area, counties must consult affected tribes early. They must discuss cultural resources and treaty rights and send notice by at least two methods, including mail. If they do not agree, they must try mediation.

Tighter rules to expand growth areas

A county may change a growth area only after review and only if strict rules are met. The change cannot increase total acreage or capacity, and added land cannot be long‑term farm, forest, or mineral land. Less than 15% of added land may be critical areas other than critical aquifer recharge areas, and the area must be contiguous with funding set for needed roads and facilities. Expanding a growth area into a 100‑year floodplain west of the Cascades is barred for rivers with flows of 1,000 cubic feet per second or more, with narrow exceptions. One exception applies where urban development was already next to the boundary as of July 26, 2009.

Where urban growth and services go

Each planning county must set one or more urban growth areas, and each city must be inside one. New growth outside these areas cannot be urban. Counties first direct growth to already urban places with enough services, then to places that can be served with added facilities, and then to the rest of the growth area. Extending urban services into rural areas is allowed only to protect health, safety, or the environment, must work at rural density, and cannot allow urban development.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Peter Abbarno

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Ed Orcutt

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 237 • No: 0

House vote • 4/19/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 95 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 3/26/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 49 • No: 0

House vote • 2/13/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 93 • No: 0 • Other: 5

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    5/13/2025House

  2. Chapter 258, 2025 Laws.

    5/13/2025House

  3. Governor signed.

    5/13/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/24/2025legislature

  5. President signed.

    4/23/2025legislature

  6. Speaker signed.

    4/22/2025legislature

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    4/19/2025House

  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.

    4/19/2025House

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    3/26/2025House

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/26/2025House

  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

    3/26/2025House

  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    3/21/2025House

  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    3/19/2025House

  14. LGV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    3/17/2025House

  15. First reading, referred to Local Government.

    2/14/2025House

  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5.

    2/13/2025House

  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/13/2025House

  18. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    2/11/2025House

  19. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/4/2025House

  20. LG - Majority; do pass.

    1/31/2025House

  21. LG - Executive action taken by committee.

    1/31/2025House

  22. First reading, referred to Local Government.

    1/13/2025House

  23. Introduced

    1/13/2025House

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