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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1581

HB 1581: Local housing trust funds

Funding local housing trust fund programs in certain cities.

Summary

  • Authorizes cities to create local housing trust funds for affordable housing.
  • Distributes the state portion of the sales and use tax imposed on construction activities to a qualifying city's local housing trust fund, up to an annual maximum of $5 million per city.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1581), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jake Fey (D-27)
Introduced
January 24, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1581, SHB 1581

AN ACT Relating to funding local housing trust fund programs in certain cities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jake Fey (D-27)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Marcus Riccelli D-3Sharon Wylie D-49Beth Doglio D-22Laurie Jinkins D-27Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1581)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1581)
  4. Referred to Finance.
  5. HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1581)
  6. HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Housing, Community Development & Veterans.

HB 1581 in other sessions

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

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