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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2224

HB 2224: Fire protection districts

Concerning fire protection districts.

Summary

  • Requires that a city or town with a population of 500,000 or less must reduce its general levy rate by the levy rate of a fire protection district that was formed based initially on a resolution of the city legislative authority, rather than requiring that the city or town reduce its levy by the amount levied by such a fire protection district.
  • Exempts 25 cents of a levy available to such fire protection districts from the aggregate $5.90 taxing rate limit application to cities, towns, fire protection districts, and other local districts.
  • Allows such a fire protection district to contract with the city or town for services.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2224), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2026
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
David Stuebe (R-17)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the House
Last action
February 9, 2026
Companion bill
SB 6037
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2224, SHB 2224

AN ACT Relating to fire protection districts;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: David Stuebe (R-17)

10 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Julio Cortes D-38Lisa Parshley D-22Zach Hall D-5Cindy Ryu D-32Carolyn Eslick R-39Greg Nance D-23Roger Goodman D-45Kristine Reeves D-30Osman Salahuddin D-48Joe Timmons D-42

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. FIN - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 2224)
  2. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2224)
  3. FIN - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Local Government. (SHB 2224)
  4. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2224)
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  6. FIN - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Local Government.
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  9. Referred to Finance. (SHB 2224)
  10. Referred to Finance.
  11. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2224)
  12. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 2224)
  13. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  14. Minority; without recommendation.
  15. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  16. First reading, referred to Local Government.
  17. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2224 in other sessions

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

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