Session is officially over- finally! After an intense 60-day sprint, lawmakers wrapped up the second half of the biennium still wrestling with housing shortages, affordability challenges and major tax proposals that shaped much of the debate. The “Millionaires Tax” drove a marathon 24½-hour House floor debate and framed the final budget negotiations, all while the Legislature worked through a projected $10B shortfall and an $80B supplemental operating budget.

Our members really showed up—at our Legislative Reception and during Day on the Hill, testifying in committee, and responding to action alerts—sharing real examples of stalled projects, declining construction starts, and what ongoing policy uncertainty means for the market.

Next up: our Virtual Legislative Wrap Up this Monday, March 16 at 3 p.m. We’ll walk through what passed, what didn’t, and what matters most for the development community.

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We’re also putting together an exclusively tax-focused webinar with tax attorney Matt Graham to break down this year’s tax changes and their implications- more details coming soon.

And for those who want the full deep dive, click here for our complete Legislative Report.

Now we shift into the interim. We’ll be developing policy ideas, tightening our advocacy strategy, and turning attention to the 2026 elections. If we want a better policymaking environment in Olympia, it starts with who gets elected—locally and in key legislative seats.

Let’s get to work.