Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB1717: Affordable housing/sales tax
Status: Passed one chamber, March 12, 2026
Creating a sales and use tax remittance program for affordable housing.
What the bill says
An act Relating to a sales and use tax remittance program for affordable housing; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; and providing an effective date. NEW SECTION.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to a sales and use tax remittance program for affordable housing; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; and providing an effective date. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Affordable housing" means residential housing that is rented by a person or household whose monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed 30 percent of the household's monthly income. For residential housing that is owned by a person or household, the household's monthly housing costs, which include mortgage principal, interest, property taxes, homeowner insurance, homeowner association fees, and land lease fees, may not exceed 38 percent of the household's monthly income. (2) "City" means any city or town. (3) "County" means any county of the state. (4) "Eligible organization" means nonprofit developers, for-profit developers, public housing authorities, public development authorities, or other applicants eligible under rules established by the Washington state housing finance commission. (5) "Governing authority" means the local legislative authority of a city or county. (6)(a) "Initiation of construction" means the date that a building permit is issued under the building code adopted under RCW 19.27.031 for construction of the qualified building, if the underlying ownership of the building vests exclusively with the person receiving the economic benefit …
Sponsors
- Leavitt, Mari (D) · primary sponsor
- Sam Low (R)
- Adison Richards (D)
- Clyde Shavers (D)
- Amy Walen (D)
- Lisa Parshley (D)
- Julia Reed (D)
- Greg Nance (D)
Latest actions
- : By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- : Senate Rules "X" file.
- : Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- : Minority; without recommendation.
- : WM - Majority; do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
- : Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- : First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
Votes
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Do pass (March 2, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 11, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Finance: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass (January 29, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Finance: Do pass (February 25, 2025): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HOUSING AND HOMES, TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS, CREDITS, DEDUCTIONS, DEFERRALS, ETC.
Common questions
- What is HB1717?
- HB1717 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Affordable housing/sales tax.
- What does HB1717 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to a sales and use tax remittance program for affordable housing; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; and providing an effective date. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of HB1717?
- Passed one chamber as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1717?
- Leavitt, Mari (D), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1717?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1717&Year=2025
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