Exempting land classified under current use that is sold or transferred to a governmental entity from additional tax in certain circumstances.

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5983

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senate Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Liias, Goehner, and Nobles)

READ FIRST TIME 01/23/26.

AN ACT Relating to exempting land classified under current use that is sold or transferred to a governmental entity from additional tax in certain circumstances; amending RCW 84.34.108 ; and creating a new section.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 84.34.108 and 2025 c 138 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) When land has once been classified under this chapter, a notation of the classification must be made each year upon the assessment and tax rolls and the land must be valued pursuant to RCW 84.34.060 or 84.34.065 until removal of all or a portion of the classification by the assessor upon occurrence of any of the following:

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

19.2% Unlikely

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Stage base Reported from Committee — base rate 42%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -1 46/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 227 days quiet

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