Providing state funding for essential affordable housing programs.

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HOUSE BILL 1763

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Parshley, Thomas, Zahn, Ramel, Duerr, Doglio, Pollet, and Reed

Read first time 01/31/25. Referred to Committee on Finance.

AN ACT Relating to providing state funding for essential affordable housing programs; amending RCW 67.28.181 , 82.14.410 , and 82.32.145 ; and adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. Beginning January 1, 2026, there is levied and collected a special excise tax of six percent on each retail sale of the furnishing of lodging constituting a short-term rental subject to tax under chapter 82.08 RCW. The revenue collected under this section must be deposited in the essential affordable housing local assistance account created in section 3 of this act. The special excise tax authorized under this section applies exclusively to sales of furnishing of short-term rental lodging facilitated through a short-term rental platform.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.