BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
HB 1044: County REET admin. fees
Concerning county fees for administration of the real estate excise tax.
Summary
- Replaces a current $5 fee on the filing of a real estate excise tax affidavit with a county treasurer with a new $20 fee, to be increased every four years based on inflation, with revenue from the fee used to fund the statutory duties of the county assessor and county treasurer.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Out of committeeFeb 28, 2025
- Passed Housestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Sharon Wylie (D-49)
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to county fees for administration of the real estate excise tax;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Sharon Wylie (D-49)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
- Minority; do not pass.
- FIN - Majority; do pass.
- Referred to Finance.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- LG - Majority; do pass.
- LG - Executive action taken by committee.
- First reading, referred to Local Government.
- Prefiled for introduction.
HB 1044 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1044 (2023–24) Capital assistance/schools
- HB 1044 (2021–22) Prison to postsecondary ed.
- HB 1044 (2019–20) Seniors/property taxes
- HB 1044 (2017–18) Homeownership projects
- HB 1044 (2015–16) Minority & women's business
- HB 1044 (2013–14) Termination of pregnancy
- HB 1044 (2011–12) Office of open records
- HB 1044 (2009–10) Radio frequency ID standards