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    <title>WA Leg - HB 1696</title>
    <description>Modifying the covenant homeownership program.</description>
    <link>https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&amp;BillNumber=1696&amp;Initiative=False</link>
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      <title>01 - January 29, 2025 - First reading, referred to Housing.</title>
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      <title>02 - February 10, 2025 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>03 - February 18, 2025 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 4:00 PM.</title>
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      <title>04 - February 18, 2025 - HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
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      <title>05 - February 18, 2025 - Minority; do not pass.</title>
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      <title>06 - February 21, 2025 - Referred to Appropriations.</title>
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      <title>07 - February 24, 2025 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>08 - February 27, 2025 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.</title>
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      <title>09 - February 27, 2025 - APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
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      <title>10 - February 27, 2025 - Minority; do not pass.</title>
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      <title>11 - February 28, 2025 - Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
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      <title>12 - March 4, 2025 - Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</title>
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      <title>13 - March 6, 2025 - 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 25).</title>
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      <title>14 - March 6, 2025 - Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
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      <title>15 - March 6, 2025 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.</title>
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      <title>16 - March 10, 2025 - First reading, referred to Housing.</title>
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      <title>17 - March 19, 2025 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>18 - March 26, 2025 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.</title>
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      <title>19 - March 26, 2025 - HSG - Majority; do pass.</title>
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      <title>20 - March 26, 2025 - Minority; do not pass.</title>
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      <title>21 - March 26, 2025 - And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
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      <title>22 - March 27, 2025 - Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
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      <title>23 - April 4, 2025 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways &amp; Means at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>24 - April 7, 2025 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways &amp; Means at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>25 - April 7, 2025 - WM - Majority; do pass.</title>
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      <title>26 - April 7, 2025 - Minority; do not pass.</title>
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      <title>27 - April 8, 2025 - Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
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      <title>28 - April 9, 2025 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
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      <title>29 - April 14, 2025 - Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
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      <title>30 - April 14, 2025 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
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      <title>31 - April 15, 2025 - Speaker signed.</title>
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      <title>32 - April 16, 2025 - President signed.</title>
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      <title>33 - April 17, 2025 - Delivered to Governor.</title>
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      <title>34 - April 22, 2025 - Governor signed.</title>
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      <title>35 - April 22, 2025 - Chapter 143, 2025 Laws.</title>
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      <title>36 - April 22, 2025 - Effective date 7/27/2025.</title>
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