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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1709

HB 1709: Impact fee payment

Establishing a process for the payment of impact fees through provisions stipulated in recorded covenants.

Summary

  • Obligates counties, cities, and towns to adopt deferral systems for the collection of impact fees from applicants for residential building permits through a covenant-based process, or through a process that delays payment until final inspection, certificate of occupancy, or equivalent certification.
  • Authorizes counties, cities, and towns to adopt alternative impact fee collection deferral systems if certain requirements are met.
  • Exempts counties, cities, and towns that have pre-existing impact fee delay processes that meet certain requirements from the obligation to establish an impact fee deferral system.
  • Delays the starting of the six-year time frame for satisfying concurrency provisions of the Growth Management Act until after the county or city receives full payment of all deferred impact fees.
  • Makes all provisions effective September 1, 2016.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1709), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 20, 2015
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Larry Springer (D-45)
Introduced
January 27, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Versions
HB 1709, SHB 1709

AN ACT Relating to establishing a process for the payment of impact fees through provisions stipulated in recorded covenants;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Larry Springer (D-45)

5 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Joel Kretz R-7Dean Takko D-19Liz Pike R-18J.T. Wilcox R-2Joe Fitzgibbon D-34

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1709)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1709)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1709)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1709)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1709)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1709)
  12. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1709)
  14. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  15. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1709)
  16. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  17. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1709)
  18. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1709)
  19. Minority; do not pass.
  20. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1709 in other sessions

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