BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5697: 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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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2025
  3. Passed SenateMar 12, 2025
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Vandana Slatter (D-48)
Introduced
February 7, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
HB 1094
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: Vandana Slatter (D-48)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 12, 2025
Version voted on: SB 5697
41 Yea 7 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29001
Republican12700
How each member voted

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. First reading, referred to Finance.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. Minority; without recommendation.
  10. WM - Majority; do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5697 in other sessions

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