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Washington Legislature · SHB 1791 · C 159 L 25

Increasing the flexibility of existing funding sources to fund public safety and other facilities by modifying the local real estate excise tax.

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Officially: “Increasing the flexibility of existing funding sources to fund public safety and other facilities by modifying the local real estate excise tax.” Read the full text

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2025 session

Where it is

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First reading, referred to Finance. · Feb 3, 2025
FIN - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 26, 2025
FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 26, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Feb 26, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 26, 2025
FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 26, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Feb 26, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 26, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 28, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 28, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Mar 4, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Mar 4, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Mar 6, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Mar 6, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 6, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Mar 6, 2025
First reading, referred to Ways & Means. · Mar 10, 2025
WM - Majority; do pass. · Apr 3, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Apr 3, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Apr 3, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Apr 4, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Apr 11, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 15, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Apr 15, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 16, 2025
President signed. · Apr 18, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 21, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 24, 2025
Chapter 159, 2025 Laws. · Apr 24, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025*. · Apr 24, 2025

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Dave PaulSam LowAlex RamelStrom PetersonGreg NanceLarry SpringerMari Leavitt

Recorded votes

3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-04-15 · Yea 29, Nay 19, Absent 0, Excused 1
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-03-06 · Yea 60, Nay 37, Absent 0, Excused 1
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

COUNCIL FOR THE HOMELESSvia Katie Jolma
1 filing
From 1 filing 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*. (Apr 24, 2025).