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WashingtonHB 11092025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Concerning public facilities districts.

Sponsored By: Cindy Ryu (Democratic)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

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3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.

Projects must have 33% matching funds

Money a public facilities district collects from these taxes must go only to approved regional center projects. The district must secure extra public or private support equal to 33% of what it collected. Nonvoter‑approved taxes under chapters 35.57 or 36.100 do not count toward the match. This rule applies to both the main PFD tax and the small‑county version.

Small-county tax for cultural centers

In counties under 300,000 people, some districts can add a tiny sales/use tax to fix or improve small cultural centers (2,000 seats or fewer). Rates are up to 0.025% for certain districts formed under chapter 35.57 before August 1, 2001, or up to 0.020% for certain districts formed under chapter 36.100 before January 1, 2000. The district must have started the improvement by January 1, 2009, and its population must be over 90,000 and under 100,000. The tax applies to purchases made inside the district.

Small local tax for regional centers

The law lets certain older public facilities districts add a small local sales/use tax, up to 0.033%. Only districts formed before set dates and that started building regional centers on time can use it. If the state found a drop in their tax from 2007 law changes, a district may raise the rate in 0.001% steps, up to 0.037%, using only the smallest increase needed. If a city‑formed and a county‑formed district both tax the same sale, the total cannot exceed 0.037% and one tax is credited against the other. The Department of Revenue collects the tax at no cost to the district, and the tax ends when bonds are paid or after 55 years, whichever comes first. A county‑formed district cannot use this tax if the county already enacted sales taxes under RCW 82.14.0485 or 82.14.0494. State distributions tied to the temporary extra rate were cut by 3.4% during the 2011–2013 state budget period.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Cindy Ryu

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Julio Cortes

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Volz

    Republican • House

  • Strom Peterson

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 228 • No: 14

House vote • 4/21/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 90 • No: 7 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 4/14/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 43 • No: 6

House vote • 3/11/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 95 • No: 1 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    5/17/2025House

  2. Chapter 302, 2025 Laws.

    5/17/2025House

  3. Governor signed.

    5/17/2025legislature

  4. President signed.

    4/23/2025legislature

  5. Delivered to Governor.

    4/23/2025legislature

  6. Speaker signed.

    4/22/2025legislature

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 90; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    4/21/2025House

  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.

    4/21/2025House

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    4/14/2025House

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/14/2025House

  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

    4/14/2025House

  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    4/7/2025House

  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    4/5/2025House

  14. Minority; without recommendation.

    4/3/2025House

  15. Minority; do not pass.

    4/3/2025House

  16. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    4/3/2025House

  17. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    3/13/2025House

  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    3/11/2025House

  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/11/2025House

  20. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    3/10/2025House

  21. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/10/2025House

  22. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/6/2025House

  23. FIN - Majority; do pass.

    2/6/2025House

  24. First reading, referred to Finance.

    1/13/2025House

  25. Introduced

    1/13/2025House

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