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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1578: Property tax levies

Authorizing additional taxing districts to seek voter approval for multiyear excess property tax levies.

Summary

  • Allows all taxing districts to ask their voters to approve multiyear levies in excess of the constitutional 1 percent property tax rate limit.
  • Limits the number of excess levy elections to two a year.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1578), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2005
  2. Out of committeeMar 7, 2005
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim McIntire (D-46)
Introduced
January 28, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to multiyear excess property tax levies;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim McIntire (D-46)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

John Ahern R-6Geoff Simpson D-47Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Lynn Schindler R-4William "Ike" Eickmeyer D-35Patricia Lantz D-26

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Finance.
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. FIN - Majority; do pass.
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1578 in other sessions

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

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