Action Alerts
HB 2489: Unauthorized camping
- Next hearing: TBD
HB 2209: Sentencing enhancement for retail crime
- Next hearing: TBD
- Submit written support testimony to your legislators online here
- Template language: Organized retail crime and large-scale theft are not just retail issues—they are community safety issues impacting workers, customers, local businesses, and neighborhoods across Washington. HB 2209 is one meaningful solution to address the growing problem of organized retail theft and the broader criminal activity tied to it.
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2026 WA State Legislative Tracking
Cultivate Economic Vitality
- SUPPORT: HB 2209 – Sentencing enhancement for organized retail crime
- SUPPORT: HB 2278 – Removes tourism promotion area sunset
- OPPOSE: HB 2100 – Imposes new excise tax on payroll
- Monitoring: SB 6346 - Imposes new tax on millionaires
- Monitoring: HB 2121 - Removes sales tax for services on retail nonprofits
Enhance a Vibrant Destination
- SUPPORT: HB 2101 – Removes sales tax on live presentations
- Monitoring: HB 2325 (SB 6061) - Establishes a self-supported tourism assessment program
Build and Expand Housing
- SUPPORT: SB 5884 – Expands sales tax deferral for developing housing on underdeveloped land
- Monitoring - Concern: SB 6026 – Prohibits local governments from requiring ground floor commercial in mixed-use zones
Improve Safety Downtown
- OPPOSE: HB 2489 – Restricts local government enforcement of unauthorized camping
- OPPOSE: SB 6002 (HB 2332) – Restricts use of flock cameras in investigations
- Monitoring: HB 2266 - Requires administrative process for approving project permit applications for emergency and supportive housing
Prioritize Getting People the Help They Need
- Coming soon
Local Issue Tracking
Plan Spokane 2046
The City of Spokane is undertaking a periodic update to the Comprehensive Plan, which is the guiding document for future growth and actions by the City. The update will identify policies and future regulations to direct the next 20 years.
The city is accepting comments on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that describes different ways the City could grow and develop (known as growth alternatives) through Feb. 18, 2026. The DSP is preparing comments focused on encouraging options that prioritize and support market rate housing downtown.
Spokane Falls Blvd. Rebuild Planning Study
The City of Spokane is evaluating street and utility replacement needs on Spokane Falls Blvd. With the pavement section being rebuilt as a result, the city is also exploring how to rebuild the primary gateway into downtown. Preliminary evaluation is considering the potential for lane reduction, the addition of dedicated bike lanes and possible two-way traffic conversion. Feedback from adjacent property and business owners and community event producers indicates strong opposition to two-way conversion with a focus on mitigating design that could impede large-scale events and festivals using the street.
The planning study is anticipated to continue through mid-2025, with detailed design work starting shortly thereafter and extending into 2026. The DSP continues to engage with the city on design options, facilitating feedback from downtown stakeholders.