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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2604

HB 2604: Impact fee exemption

Exempting low-income housing and development activities with broad public purposes from impact fees.

Summary

  • Deletes a provision obligating local governments to pay impact fees from qualifying public funds upon exempting low-income housing or other broad public purpose development activities from fee requirements.
  • Specifies that impact fee exemptions for low-income housing or development activities with broad public purposes may only be granted if the developer records a covenant prohibiting conversion of the property unless applicable impact fees are paid.
  • Prohibits local governments from collecting mitigation fees under the State Environment Policy Act for low-income housing and other qualifying development activities in place of exempted impact fees.
  • Defines "development activities with broad public purposes" for purposes of impact fee exemptions, as including, but not limited to, constructing or modifying facilities for a high-capacity transportation service.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2604), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2008
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2008
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Geoff Simpson (D-47)
Introduced
January 14, 2008 in the House
Last action
February 19, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2604, SHB 2604

AN ACT Relating to exempting low-income housing and development activities with broad public purposes from impact fees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Geoff Simpson (D-47)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Timm Ormsby D-3Maralyn Chase D-32

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2604)
  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. Placed on second reading. (SHB 2604)
  4. Placed on second reading.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2604)
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2604)
  8. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2604)
  9. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. First reading, referred to Local Government.
  13. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2604 in other sessions

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