Creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning under the growth management act implement real estate excise taxes.

 H-2907.2

HOUSE BILL 2528

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Springer, Rude, McEntire, Doglio, Parshley, Chase, Ramel, and Nance

Read first time 01/16/26. Referred to Committee on Finance.

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 .

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

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.