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ESSB 5252 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to removing the acreage limit on the property tax exemption for nonprofit public assembly halls and meeting places;
Description Removing the acreage limit on the property tax exemption for nonprofit public assembly halls and meeting places.

Details

Date Introduced 02/06/2025
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $377,952.94

Bill Topics

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS, CREDITS, DEDUCTIONS, DEFERRALS, ETC.

Sponsors

Senator Shewmake (Primary)
Senator Chapman
Senator Nobles

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Public)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Executive)
Hearing House Finance (Public)
Hearing House Finance (Executive)
Hearing House Finance (Public)
Hearing House Finance (Executive)

ESSB 5252 Bill Timeline

Go to ESSB 5252 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
03/16/2026
C 67 L 26
Governor signed.
03/16/2026
C 67 L 26
Chapter 67, 2026 Laws.
03/16/2026
C 67 L 26
Effective date 6/11/2026.
03/09/2026
C 67 L 26
Delivered to Governor.
03/06/2026
C 67 L 26
President signed.
03/06/2026
C 67 L 26
Speaker signed.
03/05/2026
C 67 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
03/04/2026
C 67 L 26
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
01/26/2026
C 67 L 26
First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
01/21/2026
C 67 L 26
Rules suspended.
01/21/2026
C 67 L 26
Returned to second reading for amendment.
01/21/2026
C 67 L 26
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
01/21/2026
C 67 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
01/13/2026
C 67 L 26
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
01/12/2026
C 67 L 26
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
04/27/2025
C 67 L 26
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
04/07/2025
C 67 L 26
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
04/04/2025
C 67 L 26
FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
04/04/2025
C 67 L 26
FIN - Majority; do pass.
03/14/2025
C 67 L 26
First reading, referred to Finance.
03/12/2025
C 67 L 26
1st substitute bill substituted.
03/12/2025
C 67 L 26
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
03/12/2025
C 67 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.
03/10/2025
C 67 L 26
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/10/2025
C 67 L 26
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/06/2025
C 67 L 26
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/06/2025
C 67 L 26
Minority; without recommendation.
01/14/2025
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

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