Modifying requirements and allowed uses for certain funding related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services.

 H-2800.1

HOUSE BILL 2359

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Peterson, Ramel, Reed, Zahn, and Doglio

Prefiled 01/09/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Finance.

AN ACT Relating to modifying requirements and allowed uses for certain funding related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services; amending RCW 82.14.530 , 82.14.540 , 82.45.010 , and 82.45.010 ; reenacting and amending RCW 36.22.250 ; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 82.14.530 and 2021 c 27 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a)(i) A county legislative authority may submit an authorizing proposition to the county voters at a special or general election and, if the proposition is approved by a majority of persons voting, impose a sales and use tax in accordance with the terms of this chapter. The title of each ballot measure must clearly state the purposes for which the proposed sales and use tax will be used. The rate of tax under this section may not exceed (( one-tenth of one )) 0.1 percent of the selling price in the case of a sales tax, or value of the article used, in the case of a use tax.