BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 6173: Housing sales tax/use

Encouraging investments in affordable homeownership unit development.

Summary

Allows revenue from the affordable and supportive housing sales and use tax to be used on housing and services for persons at or below 80 percent of the median income of the county or city imposing the tax, instead of only for those at or below 60 percent of the median income, when the revenue is supporting the development of affordable housing intended for owner occupancy.

From the House Bill Report (SB 6173), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 136, Laws of 2024

AN ACT Relating to affordable and supportive housing sales and use taxes and encouraging investments in affordable homeownership unit development;

Passed February 9, 2024

Version voted on: SB 6173

48 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	28	1	0	0
Republican	20	0	0	0

How each member voted

Passed March 1, 2024

Version voted on: SB 6173

95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	58	0	0	0
Republican	37	0	0	3

How each member voted

Mar 15, 2024Effective date 6/6/2024.
Mar 15, 2024Chapter 136, 2024 Laws.
Mar 15, 2024Governor signed.
Mar 7, 2024Delivered to Governor.
Mar 4, 2024President signed.
Mar 4, 2024Speaker signed.
Mar 1, 2024Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
Mar 1, 2024Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 29, 2024Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 26, 2024Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 26, 2024FIN - Majority; do pass.
Feb 26, 2024FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
Feb 21, 2024Referred to Finance.
Feb 21, 2024LG - Majority; do pass.
Feb 21, 2024LG - Executive action taken by committee.
Feb 13, 2024First reading, referred to Local Government.
Feb 9, 2024Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Feb 9, 2024Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 6, 2024Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Jan 25, 2024Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 24, 2024Minority; without recommendation.
Jan 24, 2024HSG - Majority; do pass.
Jan 11, 2024First reading, referred to Housing.

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

SB 6173 (2025–26) Apple health employer assess · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6173 (2019–20) Beer, off-premises consumpt. · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6173 (2017–18) Pistol license records · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6173 (2015–16) Greenhouse gas limits · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6173 (2013–14) Medical malpractice · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6173 (2011–12) Nondepository institutions · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6173 (2009–10) Sales tax compliance · Enacted · Chapter 563, Laws of 2009
SB 6173 (2007–08) Small manufacturers · Did not pass · died in committee