The tightened fire protection rules were scheduled to take effect March 15, but after lawmakers approved a bill to limit them, regulators cast the codes aside.
“Modest at best,” is how Lt. Gov. Denny Heck characterized the Legislature’s progress on housing policy this year. It’s a far cry from 2023, which lawmakers dubbed the “Year of Housing” as they cleared the way for more “middle housing” throughout the state and put a record $400 million into the state’s fund for building affordable housing.
