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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5138: Public facilities districts

Concerning public facilities districts.

Summary

  • Requires counties, similar to the requirement for cities, in which a convention and trade center is located to use its portion of tax revenues collected from the imposition of the short-term rental lodging tax, by the PFD, for affordable housing and community-initiated equitable development, rather than only affordable housing.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 376, Laws of 2025
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeeJan 31, 2025
  3. Passed SenateFeb 12, 2025
  4. Passed HouseApr 12, 2025
  5. GovernorMay 20, 2025
  6. LawMay 20, 2025
Prime sponsor
Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
May 20, 2025
Session law
Chapter 376, Laws of 2025
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to public facilities districts;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Manka Dhingra D-45Bob Hasegawa D-11T'wina Nobles D-28

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 12, 2025
Version voted on: SB 5138
48 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30000
Republican18100
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Nay (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 12, 2025
Version voted on: SB 5138
62 Yea 32 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat58001
Republican43203
How each member voted

Yea (62)

Excused (4)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 17, 2025
Version voted on: SB 5138
31 Yea 18 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30000
Republican11800
How each member voted
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History

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  2. Chapter 376, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  14. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  15. Minority; do not pass.
  16. FIN - Majority; do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Finance.
  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  20. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  21. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  22. LGV - Majority; do pass.
  23. First reading, referred to Local Government.
  24. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5138 in other sessions

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