WA People
BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2309: Property tax limits

Regarding property tax limits.

Summary

  • Reenacts the limitations on regular property tax growth adopted under Initiative 747, retroactive to December 2001.
  • Replaces the existing limitations with a new limit that allows, absent a public vote:
  • local taxing districts to increase regular levies by factor equal to the greater of inflation or 101 percent; and
  • the state to increase its levy by factor equal to the lesser of inflation or 101 percent, the same as current law.

From the House Bill Analysis 2007 (HB 2309), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 20, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Geoff Simpson (D-47)
Introduced
February 20, 2007 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to property tax levy limits;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Geoff Simpson (D-47)

10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Maralyn Chase D-32Steve Kirby D-29Jim Moeller D-49Dave Upthegrove D-33Dean Takko D-19Bob Hasegawa D-11Eric Pettigrew D-37Brian Sullivan D-21Timm Ormsby D-3Kelli Linville D-42

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 2309 in other sessions

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

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