BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 5905: State property tax

Eliminating state property taxes.

Summary

Declares that the rate of state tax in RCW 84.52.065(1) shall be as follows: (1) Three dollars and sixty cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for taxes levied for collection in 1999, and before; (2) three dollars per thousand dollars of assessed value for taxes levied for collection in 2000; and (3) for taxes levied for collection in 2001 and for each year thereafter, the greater of no tax rate or the rate…

From the Bill Digest (SB 5905), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

IntroducedFeb 16, 1999
Out of committeestopped here
Passed Senate
Passed House
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Shirley Winsley (R-28)
Introduced: February 16, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: January 10, 2000
Budget: Has a fiscal note

Votes

1 other recorded vote (amendments, procedural motions)

Senate · MOTION BY SENATOR SNYDER TO LAY THE MOTION BY SENATOR JOHNSON ON THE TABLE TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS - PASSED.

March 11, 1999

Version voted on: SB 5905

27 Yea 22 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	27	0	0	0
Republican	0	22	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (27)

Nay (22)

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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 5905 in other sessions

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

SB 5905 (2025–26) Port workers PERS membership · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5905 (2023–24) Law enf. certification · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5905 (2021–22) Outdoor school · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5905 (2019–20) Automated cargo handling · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5905 (2017–18) RTA MVET/vehicle valuation · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5905 (2015–16) Special education services · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5905 (2013–14) State employee ins. benefits · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5905 (2011–12) Prof. certificated teachers · Did not pass · died in committee

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