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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1797

HB 1797: Affordable housing/taxes

Encouraging affordable housing development and preservation by providing cities limited sales tax remittance for qualifying investments, providing cities and counties authority to use real estate excise taxes to support affordable housing, and providing cities and counties with councilmanic authority to impose the affordable housing sales tax.

Summary

  • Allows cities to apply for a one-time remittance of 4.37 percent of the state sales and use tax on public purchases for affordable housing development or public infrastructure to support such development.
  • Allows the governing body of a county with a population over 1.5 million and the cities within such county to authorize the existing 0.1 percent local sales and use tax used for mental health services and affordable housing.
  • Allows revenue from the local real estate excise tax to be used for affordable housing development through 2022, so long as other local capital projects have adequate funding.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1797), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2017
  2. Out of committeeMar 7, 2017
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joan McBride (D-48)
Introduced
January 30, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 16, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1797, SHB 1797

AN ACT Relating to encouraging affordable housing development and preservation by providing cities limited sales tax remittance for qualifying investments, providing cities and counties authority to use real estate excise taxes to support affordable housing, and providing cities and counties with councilmanic authority to impose the affordable housing sales tax;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joan McBride (D-48)

14 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Shelley Kloba D-1Larry Springer D-45June Robinson D-38Nicole Macri D-43Noel Frame D-36Beth Doglio D-22Mike Chapman D-24Jessyn Farrell D-46Mike Sells D-38Jake Fey D-27Tana Senn D-41Laurie Jinkins D-27Mia Gregerson D-33Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1797)
  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1797)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1797)
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1797)
  8. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  9. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1797)
  10. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1797)
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  13. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1797)
  14. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  15. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1797)
  16. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1797)
  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  19. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1797)
  20. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  21. FIN - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. (SHB 1797)
  22. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1797)
  23. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1797)
  24. Minority; without recommendation.
  25. Minority; do not pass.
  26. FIN - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.
  27. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1797)
  28. Referred to Finance.
  29. CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1797)
  30. CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  31. First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1797 in other sessions

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