Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2528: Real estate excise taxes/GMA
Status: In committee, February 4, 2026
Creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning under the growth management act implement real estate excise taxes.
What the bill says
An act Relating to creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning under the growth management act implement real estate excise taxes; and reenacting and amending RCW 82.46.035.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning under the growth management act implement real estate excise taxes; and reenacting and amending RCW 82.46.035. Sec. 1. RCW 82.46.035 and 2025 c 85 s 2 and 2025 c 159 s 5 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows: (1) The legislative authority of any county or city must identify in the adopted budget the capital projects funded in whole or in part from the proceeds of the tax authorized in this section, and must indicate that such tax is intended to be in addition to other funds that may be reasonably available for such capital projects. (2) The legislative authority of any county or any city that plans under RCW 36.70A.040(((1))) may impose an additional excise tax on each sale of real property in the unincorporated areas of the county for the county tax and in the corporate limits of the city for the city tax at a rate not exceeding 0.25 percent of the selling price. ((Any county choosing to plan under RCW 36.70A.040(2) and any city within such a county may only adopt an ordinance imposing the excise tax authorized by this section if the ordinance is first authorized by a proposition approved by a majority of the voters of the taxing …
Sponsors
- Lawrence Springer (D) · primary sponsor
- Skyler Rude (R)
- Joel McEntire (R)
- Beth Doglio (D)
- Lisa Parshley (D)
- Rob Chase (R)
- Alex Ramel (D)
- Greg Nance (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- : Minority; do not pass.
- : FIN - Majority; do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 4:00 PM.
- : Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- : First reading, referred to Finance.
Votes
- House Committee on Finance: Do pass (February 4, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: TAXES - EXCISE
Common questions
- What is HB2528?
- HB2528 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Real estate excise taxes/GMA.
- What does HB2528 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning under the growth management act implement real estate excise taxes; and reenacting and amending RCW 82.46.035.
- What is the status of HB2528?
- In committee as of February 4, 2026. Latest action: Referred to Rules 2 Review. (February 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2528?
- Lawrence Springer (D), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2528?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2528&Year=2025
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