WA People
BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1480: Affordable housing REET

Allowing all counties to impose a real estate excise tax for the purpose of developing affordable housing, subject to the will of the voters.

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Alex Ramel (D-40)
Introduced
January 21, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to allowing all counties to impose a real estate excise tax for the purpose of developing affordable housing, subject to the will of the voters;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Alex Ramel (D-40)

10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Debra Lekanoff D-40Davina Duerr D-1Beth Doglio D-22Julia Reed D-36Lisa Parshley D-22Strom Peterson D-21Nicole Macri D-43Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Shaun Scott D-43Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1480 in other sessions

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

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