2025 session proposed bills
Updated March 21, 2025
House
| Bill/Link | Description | Introduced |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1004 | Increasing the personal property tax exemption. | 12/03/2024 |
| HB 1032 | Concerning school district elections. | 12/11/2024 |
| HB 1040 | Concerning rental income received by people eligible for certain property tax exemption programs. | 12/11/2024 |
| HB 1042 | Authorizing cost recovery for county treasurers. | 12/11/2024 |
| HB 1044 | Concerning county fees for administration of the real estate excise tax. | |
| HB 1094 | 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. *Companion bill SB 5697 | 12/19/2024 |
| 2SHB 1102 | Increasing support and services for veterans. | 12/19/2024 |
| EHB 1106 | Recognizing the tremendous sacrifices made by our military veterans by phasing down the disability rating requirements to ensure more disabled veterans are eligible for property tax relief. | 12/20/2024 |
| HB 1165 | Expanding access to the property tax exemption program for seniors, people retired due to disability, and veterans with disabilities. | 01/06/2025 |
| HB 1179 | Providing a property tax valuation freeze for senior citizens and disabled veterans. | 01/07/2025 |
| HB 1206 | Expanding eligibility to utilize the multifamily tax exemption program to all counties required or choosing to plan under RCW 36.70A.040. | 01/09/2025 |
| ESHB 1210 | Concerning targeted urban area tax preferences. | 01/09/2025 |
| SHB 1261 | Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land. Companion bill SB 5479. | 01/14/2025 |
| HB 1334 | Modifying the annual regular property tax revenue growth limit. | 01/16/2025 |
| SHB 1356 | Concerning K-12 funding. | 01/17/2025 |
| HB 1397 | Imposing local property tax levies wholly credited against the state property tax to provide support and services for veterans' assistance and for persons with developmental disabilities or mental health needs. | 01/20/2025 |
| SHB 1488 | Concerning conservation district revenue limitations. *Companion bill SB 5510 | 1/21/2025 |
| 3SHB 1491 | Promoting transit-oriented housing development. | 1/21/2025 |
| HB 1494 | Concerning the property tax exemptions for new and rehabilitated multiple-unit dwellings in urban centers. | 01/21/2025 |
| HB 1729 | Providing property tax relief by reducing both parts of the state school levies. | 1/30/2025 |
| HB 1844 | Advancing the production and use of alternative jet fuels in Washington. | 2/5/2025 |
| 2SHB 1847 | Prioritizing the development of distributed alternative energy resources in targeted circumstances. | 2/5/2025 |
| HB 1870 | Concerning county property tax levies for public health clinic purposes. *Companion SB 5709 | 2/6/2025 |
| 2SHB 1960 | Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities. | 2/11/2025 |
| HB 1974 | Establishing land banking authorities. | 2/14/2025 |
| HB 1985 | Concerning the creation of animal services districts. | 2/17/2025 |
| HB 1995 | Concerning tax preferences. | 2/18/2025 |
| HB 1997 | Cutting statewide property tax revenues by 10 percent without creating a shift to other taxpayers. | 2/18/2025 |
| HB 2024 |
Providing housing safety, security, and protection by creating the primary residence property tax exemption. *Companion SB 5770 |
2/25/2025 |
| HB 2026 | Creating the fairness in education funding act. | 2/25/2025 |
| HJR 4200 | Concerning the taxation of personal property | 12/05/2024 |
| HJR 4201 | Amending the Constitution to allow a majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds. | 12/11/2024 |
| HJR 4204 | Amending the Constitution to allow for a property tax exemption for a principal place of residence. *Companion SJR 8203 | 2/25/2025 |
| HJR 4205 | Abolishing excess enrichment and capital levies. | 2/25/2025 |
Senate
| Bill/Link | Description | Introduced |
|---|---|---|
| SB 5020 | Providing property tax relief to senior citizens. | 12/10/2024 |
| SB 5151 | Limiting annual state spending growth to median worker wage growth, with excess revenues dedicated to property tax relief. | 01/07/2025 |
| 2SSB 5186 | Concerning school district elections. | 01/08/2025 |
| SSB 5221 | Simplifying processes and timelines related to personal property distraint. | 01/10/2025 |
| SSB 5252 | Removing the acreage limit on the property tax exemption for nonprofit public assembly halls and meeting places. | 01/14/2025 |
| SB 5398 | Concerning property tax exemptions for veterans with disabilities. | 01/21/2025 |
| SSB 5431 | Modifying tax and revenue laws in a manner that is not estimated to affect state or local tax collections. | 01/22/2025 |
| ESSB 5445 | Encouraging the development of distributed energy resources. | 1/23/2025 |
| SB 5479 | Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land. *Companion bill HB 1261. | 1/24/2025 |
| SSB 5510 | Concerning conservation district revenue limitations. *Companion bill HB 1488 | 1/27/2025 |
| SSB 5516 | Modifying the property tax exemption for community centers. | 1/27/2025 |
| ESB 5529 | Amending the county population threshold for counties that may exempt from taxation the value of accessory dwelling units to incentivize rental to low-income households. | 1/27/2025 |
| SB 5593 | Adjusting enrichment levies and local effort assistance. | 1/30/2025 |
| SSB 5601 | Advancing the production and use of alternative jet fuels in Washington. *Companion bill HB 1844 | 1/30/2025 |
| SB 5604 | Promoting transit-oriented development. | 1/30/2025 |
| SB 5674 | Concerning manufacturing facilities. | 2/5/2025 |
| SB 5679 | Expanding eligibility to utilize the multifamily tax exemption program to all counties required or choosing to plan under RCW 36.70A.040. *Companion HB 1206 | 2/6/2025 |
| SB 5697 | 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. *Companion HB 1094 | 2/7/2025 |
| SB 5709 |
Concerning county property tax levies for public health clinic purposes. *Companion HB 1870 |
2/7/2025 |
| SB 5755 | Incentivizing residential development with public benefits on underutilized commercial properties. | 2/14/2025 |
| SSB 5770 | Providing housing safety, security, and protection by creating the primary residence property tax exemption. *Companion bill HB 2024 | 2/21/2025 |
| SSJR 8200 | Amending the Constitution to allow 55 percent of voters voting to authorize school district bonds. | 01/08/2025 |
| SJR 8203 | Amending the Constitution to allow for a property tax exemption for a principal place of residence. *Companion bill HJR 4204 | 2/21/2025 |