Creating a property tax exemption for surviving spouses or domestic partners of officers and firefighters who have died from duty-related injury or disease.

 H-2733.4

HOUSE BILL 2638

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Paul, Davis, Shavers, Rule, Leavitt, Parshley, Nance, and Fosse

Read first time 01/22/26. Referred to Committee on Finance.

AN ACT Relating to creating a property tax exemption for surviving spouses or domestic partners of state and local officers and firefighters who have died from duty-related injury or disease; amending RCW 84.36.385 , 84.36.387 , and 84.36.389 ; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; and creating new sections.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 84.36 RCW to read as follows:

(1) A spousal survivor's residence is exempt from all or a portion of excess and regular real property taxes due and payable in the year following the year in which a claim is filed, and thereafter, in accordance with the provisions of this section.