Extending the fee on real estate broker licenses to fund the Washington center for real estate research and adjusting the fee to account for inflation.
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Officially: “Extending the fee on real estate broker licenses to fund the Washington center for real estate research and adjusting the fee to account for inflation.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
Show all 22 actions
First reading, referred to Appropriations. · Jan 23, 2025
APP - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 20, 2025
APP - Majority; do pass. · Feb 20, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Feb 20, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 21, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Apr 8, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 19, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 3. · Apr 19, 2025
First reading, referred to Ways & Means. · Apr 22, 2025
WM - Majority; do pass. · Apr 25, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Apr 25, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Apr 25, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Apr 25, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Apr 25, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 26, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2. · Apr 26, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 27, 2025
President signed. · Apr 27, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 27, 2025
Governor signed. · May 19, 2025
Chapter 362, 2025 Laws. · May 19, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025. · May 19, 2025
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Strom PetersonSam LowJulia ReedTimm OrmsbyNatasha Hill
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-04-26 · Yea 28, Nay 18, Absent 0, Excused 2
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-04-19 · Yea 82, Nay 13, Absent 0, Excused 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
WA ASSN OF REALTORSvia Bill Clarke
9 filingsWA ASSN OF REALTORSvia James Riley Benge
3 filingsWA ASSN OF REALTORSvia Mary Hull-Drury
3 filingsFrom 15 filings in Washington State lobbying disclosures (PDC), via data.wa.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 7/27/2025. (May 19, 2025).