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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2843

HB 2843: Affordable housing support

Supporting affordable housing.

Summary

  • Allows cities to provide an exemption from city property tax for persons who make a contribution of equal value to a program that funds local subsidized housing or homeless housing.
  • Caps the total tax exemption at a limit of 0.9 percent rate increase for the city property tax that would shift to non-exempt property taxpayers.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2843), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joan McBride (D-48)
Introduced
January 22, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2843, SHB 2843

AN ACT Relating to supporting affordable housing;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joan McBride (D-48)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Derek Stanford D-1Brady Walkinshaw D-43Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2843)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Finance. (SHB 2843)
  4. Referred to Finance.
  5. CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2843)
  6. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 2843)
  7. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2843 in other sessions

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

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