Welcome to 2026, members, community stakeholders, and tireless affordable housing advocates!
The 2026 Washington State legislative session kicks off on January 12, 2026. This short session is a critical opportunity to push for transformational change in affordable housing in our state.
Our lead priorities this year are to increase funding for affordable homes, build equitable, sustainable, and complete communities, and ensure housing is healthy, stable, and safe. Check out our 2026 Legislative Agenda for more information about our full legislative priorities.
We have a number of lead priorities and support bills this session. Your participation and support of these bills as they advance through the legislative process will be critical to our advocacy.
- Check out our calendar and Register for our Weekly Legislative Update Calls: Join us most Mondays at 1 PM during session to gather for an update on HDC’s legislative priorities. We’ll discuss where our bills stand and what you can do to advocate!
- Sign up for Advocacy Emails: Every Tuesday morning during sessionn we’ll send an update on where our lead and support bills and a list of actions you can take.
- Sign In Pro: We’ll keep our Legislative Tracker updated throughout session, with links to easily sign in pro on time-sensitive public hearings and send messages to lawmakers.
HDC is a resource for you to understand and advocate during this legislative session. We need your voice, passion, and advocacy. Below are the key cut-off dates that every bill needs to clear, in order to pass into law. We hope you join us
2026 Legislative Session Calendar
| Date | Legislative Deadline |
| January 12 | First day of session |
| February 4 | Policy Committee Cutoff. Last day to read in committee reports in house of origin, except House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees. |
| February 9 | Fiscal Committee Cutoff. Last day to read in committee reports from House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees in house of origin. |
| February 17 | House of Origin Cutoff. Last day to consider bills in house of origin. |
| February 25 | Policy Committee Cutoff – Opposite House. Last day to read in committee reports from opposite house, except House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees. |
| March 2 | Fiscal Committee Cutoff – Opposite House. Last day to read in opposite house committee reports from House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees. |
| March 6 | Last day to pass opposite house bills, except budgets and matters “necessary to implement budgets.” |
| March 12 | End of session |