BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 6179: Low-cost housing

Providing tax incentives for creating low-cost housing.

Summary

Twenty-five percent of the value of a donation for the provision of low-cost housing to low-income buyers in Washington State may be credited against the imposed business and occupations tax. To be eligible, the donation must be made to an organization that devotes a majority of its resources to the development, rehabilitation, or preservation of affordable housing.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6179), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to low-cost housing for low-income buyers;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

SB 6179 (2025–26) Child care subsidy rates · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6179 (2023–24) Liquor biometric age verif. · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6179 (2019–20) Search and rescue grant prg. · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6179 (2017–18) UTC reporting requirements · Enacted · Chapter 104, Laws of 2018
SB 6179 (2015–16) Water banking · Enacted · Chapter 215, Laws of 2016
SB 6179 (2013–14) Workers' comp self-insurance · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6179 (2011–12) Military & safety equipment · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6179 (2009–10) Chemical dependency services · Enacted · Chapter 579, Laws of 2009