BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 1739: School district levies

Providing that newly created property tax exemptions do not apply to school district levies.

Summary

Finds that, in the state of Washington, school funding for construction bonds, as well as maintenance and operation levies is derived solely from property taxes at the local level. Tax benefits given to businesses as location incentives often include property tax reductions or forgiveness, which has the effect of burdening other taxpayers in the district with higher rates and taxes.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1739), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to excluding newly created property tax exemptions from applying to school district levies;

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.

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HB 1739 (2019–20) Firearms/undetectable, etc. · Enacted · Chapter 243, Laws of 2019
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