HB 1733 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Increasing the reimbursement cap for moving and relocation expenses incurred by persons affected by agency displacements.

House Bill 1733 increases the maximum reimbursement amounts for moving and relocation expenses for individuals, businesses, farms, and nonprofit organizations displaced by government agency projects. The bill raises the general cap for reestablishing a displaced business, farm, or nonprofit to $200,000. Additionally, it sets a temporary cap of $100,000 for state agency displacements until August 1, 2030, and mandates an annual 2% inflation adjustment to these caps starting in August 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed May 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Substitute Bill Substitute Passed Legislature · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill added a formal certification of enrollment page to the text and significantly updated financial assistance rules for displaced persons. The most important change is the removal of a specific $50,000 cap on reestablishment expenses for small businesses and farms, replacing it with a new $200,000 limit. Additionally, a temporary provision was added to allow state agencies to provide up to $100,000 for reestablishment until August 1, 2030. The annual inflation adjustment mechanism was also changed from using the Consumer Price Index to a flat 2% increase.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly includes state agencies as potential displacing agencies eligible for the temporary funding increase, whereas the previous text did not specify this distinction.
TECHNICAL

Added a full 'Certification of Enrollment' page at the beginning of the bill text to formally document its passage by the House and Senate.

FISCAL

Removed the specific $50,000 dollar cap on reestablishment expenses for small businesses and farms, increasing the standard limit to $200,000.

Added a new temporary provision (subsection e) allowing state agencies to provide up to $100,000 for reestablishment expenses until August 1, 2030.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the inflation adjustment method from an annual update based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) to a fixed 2% increase each year.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Apr 16, 2025
D Democratic31
31 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
18
Committee
16
May 17, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
And refer to Transportation.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
TR - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Civil Rights & Judiciary.
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:00 PM.
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation.
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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