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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

SB 5868: Public fac. tax/housing

Expanding the use of the rural counties public facilities sales and use tax to include affordable workforce housing.

Summary

  • Adds affordable workforce housing as an authorized use of moneys collected from the rural county public facilities sales and use tax.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 175, Laws of 2022
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2022
  2. Out of committeeJan 28, 2022
  3. Passed SenateFeb 9, 2022
  4. Passed HouseMar 2, 2022
  5. GovernorMar 24, 2022
  6. LawMar 24, 2022
Prime sponsor
Senator (R-12)
Introduced
January 14, 2022 in the Senate
Last action
March 24, 2022
Session law
Chapter 175, Laws of 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to expanding the use of the rural counties public facilities sales and use tax to include affordable workforce housing;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (R-12)

9 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Patty Kuderer D-48John Braun R-20Phil Fortunato R-31Liz Lovelett D-40Joe Nguyen D-34T'wina Nobles D-28Jesse Salomon D-32Yasmin Trudeau D-27Judy Warnick R-13

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 9, 2022
Version voted on: SB 5868
41 Yea 8 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23600
Republican18200
How each member voted
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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed March 2, 2022
Version voted on: SB 5868
68 Yea 28 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat54102
Republican142700
How each member voted

Yea (68)

Excused (2)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed March 7, 2022
Version voted on: SB 5868
43 Yea 6 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26300
Republican17300
How each member voted
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History

  1. Effective date 6/9/2022.
  2. Chapter 175, 2022 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 43; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  10. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 68; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  13. Minority; without recommendation.
  14. Minority; do not pass.
  15. FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  16. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  17. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  18. First reading, referred to Finance.
  19. Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  20. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  21. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  22. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  23. HLG - Majority; do pass.
  24. First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government.

SB 5868 in other sessions

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