BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 5584: Real estate excise tax

Preventing the use of step transactions to avoid real estate excise tax.

Summary

The exemption from the real estate excise tax for real property transfers involving the formation, liquidation, dissolution, or reorganization of entities that are not subject to federal income tax does not apply if: (1)There is more than one of these transfers within a 12-month period and the result is the transfer or acquisition of a controlling interest in any entity with an interest in real property in this…

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5584), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 28, 1999
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 17, 1999
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Karen Fraser (D-22)
Introduced: January 28, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: January 12, 2000
Requested by: State agency
Companion bill: HB 1664
Budget: Has a fiscal note

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 17, 1999

Version voted on: SB 5584

48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	27	0	0	0
Republican	21	0	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

George Sellar R-12

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5584 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5584 (2025–26) Independent prosecutor · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5584 (2023–24) SR 520 tolls · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5584 (2021–22) Local elections · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5584 (2019–20) Joint self-insurance prgs · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5584 (2017–18) College & univ. presidents · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5584 (2015–16) Water quality determinations · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5584 (2013–14) State trans. facility naming · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5584 (2011–12) Apprenticeship standards · Enacted · Chapter 308, Laws of 2011

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