City Council, March 31, 2026
Approves Council Bill 121180 - immigration status inquiry alignment with state law, 8-0
How this board votes
The City Council approved 100% of 96 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Alexis Rinck (10 of 190 recorded votes).
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The Seattle City Council meeting on 2026-03-31 contained no zoning, rezoning, or development entitlement decisions. The most consequential land-use-adjacent votes were passage of Council Bill 121179 (mandatory 60-day pause of SPD ALPR/CCTV data collection, 8-0) and Council Bill 1…
- Jurisdiction
- Seattle, WA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 31, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Council Bill 121179 - 60-day pause of SPD ALPR/CCTV data collection
Ordinance specifying conditions for a mandatory 60-day pause in data collection for SPD closed circuit television and automated license plate recognition systems, amending ordinances 127044 and 127297. Sponsored by Council member Rink.
The other decision is listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Seattle City Council meeting on 2026-03-31 contained no zoning, rezoning, or development entitlement decisions. The most consequential land-use-adjacent votes were passage of Council Bill 121179 (mandatory 60-day pause of SPD ALPR/CCTV data collection, 8-0) and Council Bill 1…
Key Decisions (2)
Council Bill 121179 - 60-day pause of SPD ALPR/CCTV data collection
Council Bill 121180 - immigration status inquiry alignment with state law
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Multiple speakers described an influx of transgender refugees fleeing hostile…
Sentiment
Speakers cited a 12% increase in evictions in King County,…
Commercial Demand
A public commenter referenced newly passed state Senate Bill 6026…
Infrastructure
A District 2 speaker cited Sound Transit expansion and downtown/Lake…
Who Spoke (35)
On the record: the chair, 8 councilmembers, and 24 members of the public.
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