2266-S AMH SPRI MORI 332

SHB 2266 - H AMD 1822

By Representative Springer

ADOPTED 02/16/2026

On page 9, after line 19, insert the following:

"(4)(a) A county or city may enter into a contract with a sponsor proposing transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, an indoor emergency shelter, or indoor emergency housing to establish additional and reasonable operational requirements pertaining to health and safety protocols.

(b) Legal consideration for a contract entered into under this subsection (4) on the part of the county or city must, at a minimum, include:

(i) A donation of real property to be used for the transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, indoor emergency shelter, or indoor emergency housing; or

(ii) A significant contribution from the general fund for capital or operating expenses to be mutually determined by both parties.

(c) A county or city that unilaterally withdraws from or modifies the consideration specified in (b) of this subsection (4) is in material breach of the contract and the operational requirements specified in the contract no longer apply to the transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, indoor emergency shelter, or indoor emergency housing.

(d) A county or city may not construe a sponsor's refusal to accept contract terms pertaining to the consideration specified in (b) of this subsection (4) as a failure to meet any of the requirements of other fund sources available for the capital or operational support, or of those otherwise allowed in RCW 35.21.683 or 35A.21.430 or section 2 of this act.

(e) Nothing in this subsection (4) requires a county or city to enter into a contract under this subsection (4).

(f) For purposes of this subsection (4), "emergency housing," "emergency shelter," "permanent supportive housing," and "transitional housing" have the same meanings as in RCW 36.70A.030."

EFFECT: Allows a county or city to enter into a contract with a sponsor proposing transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, indoor emergency shelter, or indoor emergency housing (STEP housing) to establish additional and reasonable operational requirements pertaining to health and safety protocols. Specifies that legal consideration for the contract on the part of the county must include either a donation of real property to be used for the STEP housing or a significant contribution from the general fund for capital or operating expenses to be mutually determined by both parties. States that the contract is in breach if the county or city unilaterally withdraws or modifies the consideration, which makes the operational requirements in the contract inapplicable to the STEP housing. Prohibits a county or city from construing a sponsor's refusal to accept contract terms pertaining to the consideration as a failure to meet other requirements of other fund sources available for the capital or operational support or requirements in the act relating to STEP housing. States that counties and cities are not required to enter into a contract to establish the additional and reasonable operational requirements pertaining to health and safety protocols. Defines, for purposes of the contracts, "emergency housing," "emergency shelter," "permanent supportive housing," and "transitional housing" in the same manner as in the Growth Management Act.

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