WA People
BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1094: Social services/property tax

Providing a property tax exemption for property owned by a qualifying nonprofit organization and loaned, leased, or rented to and used by any government entity to provide character-building, benevolent, protective, or rehabilitative social services.

Summary

  • Exempts property owned by a nonsectarian nonprofit organization from property taxes if the organization loans, leases, or rents the property to any government entity, a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Washington, or another nonprofit organization using the property to provide character-building, benevolent, protective, or rehabilitative social services.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2025
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 10, 2025
  3. Passed HouseMar 12, 2025
  4. Passed SenateMar 26, 2025
  5. GovernorApr 7, 2025
  6. LawApr 7, 2025
Prime sponsor
Amy Walen (D-48)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the House
Last action
April 7, 2025
Session law
Chapter 16, Laws of 2025
Companion bill
SB 5697
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing a property tax exemption for property owned by a qualifying nonprofit organization and loaned, leased, or rented to and used by any government entity to provide character-building, benevolent, protective, or rehabilitative social services;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Amy Walen (D-48)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Cindy Ryu D-32Clyde Shavers D-10Debra Lekanoff D-40Kristine Reeves D-30Brandy Donaghy D-44

Votes

House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 12, 2025
Version voted on: HB 1094
58 Yea 39 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat58001
Republican03900
How each member voted

Yea (58)

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 26, 2025
Version voted on: HB 1094
37 Yea 12 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30000
Republican71200
How each member voted
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History

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  2. Chapter 16, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. Minority; without recommendation.
  12. Minority; do not pass.
  13. WM - Majority; do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  17. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  18. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  19. Minority; without recommendation.
  20. FIN - Majority; do pass.
  21. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  22. First reading, referred to Finance.
  23. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1094 in other sessions

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