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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2627: Property tax increases

Providing that voter-approved property tax increases do not permanently increase a taxing district's levy base, unless expressly stated in the ballot proposition.

Summary

  • Requires lid lift ballot propositions to expressly indicate a permanent increase to the levy base.

From the House Bill Analysis 2008 (HB 2627), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2008
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Orcutt (R-18)
Introduced
January 14, 2008 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing that voter-approved property tax increases do not permanently increase a taxing district's levy base, unless expressly stated in the ballot proposition;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Orcutt (R-18)

17 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 17 Republicans)

Jim McCune R-2Bill Hinkle R-13Bruce Chandler R-15Larry Haler R-8Glenn Anderson R-5Cary Condotta R-12Jaime Herrera R-18Barbara Bailey R-10Mike Armstrong R-12Steve Hailey R-9Daniel Newhouse R-15Tom Campbell R-2Dan Roach R-31Joel Kretz R-7Jim Dunn R-17Dan Kristiansen R-39Judy Warnick R-13

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Finance.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2627 in other sessions

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

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