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WashingtonSB 55162025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Modifying the property tax exemption for community centers.

Sponsored By: Steve Conway (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Property tax break for nonprofit community centers

Nonprofits that buy school-district-surplus property to make a community center do not pay property taxes on it for 40 years from purchase. The nonprofit must own the property only and use it to deliver nonresidential, coordinated services to the community. For taxes collected in 2026 through 2035, surplus property from a state university also qualifies if a nonprofit buys and converts it into a community center.

When these property tax breaks apply

These changes apply to property taxes collected in 2026 through 2035. RCW 82.32.808 does not apply to this law, so agencies cannot use that statute to limit or change how it works.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Steve Conway

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • T'wina Nobles

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 144 • No: 0

House vote • 4/16/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 95 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 3/3/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 49 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    5/17/2025Senate

  2. Chapter 340, 2025 Laws.

    5/17/2025Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    5/17/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/23/2025legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    4/22/2025legislature

  6. President signed.

    4/19/2025legislature

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

    4/16/2025Senate

  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    4/16/2025Senate

  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/16/2025Senate

  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    4/7/2025Senate

  11. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.

    4/4/2025Senate

  12. FIN - Majority; do pass.

    4/4/2025Senate

  13. First reading, referred to Finance.

    3/5/2025Senate

  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    3/3/2025Senate

  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/3/2025Senate

  16. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    3/3/2025Senate

  17. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    2/26/2025Senate

  18. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    2/18/2025Senate

  19. Minority; without recommendation.

    2/13/2025Senate

  20. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    2/13/2025Senate

  21. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    1/27/2025Senate

  22. Introduced

    1/27/2025Senate

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