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ESSB 5252 Details

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

Details

Date Introduced 02/06/2025
Originating Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $2,897,365.25

Bill Topics

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

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