Washington 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 16 D cosponsors

HB 2044 — Standardizing limitations on voter-approved property tax levies.

Last action — Effective date 6/6/2024.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 26, 2023. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

4 added · 24 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to HB 2044 involve the removal of a lengthy certification section that outlined the legislative process this bill underwent in the House and Senate. Additionally, there were a few lines added to the document, possibly for clarity or administrative purposes. This change simplifies the bill by reducing unnecessary formalities and focuses on the essential aspects of the legislation. By streamlining the language, it makes the bill easier to understand for both legislators and the public, ensuring that more attention can be given to its substance rather than procedural details.

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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT HOUSE BILL 2044 68th Legislature Regular Session Passed by the House February 12, 2024 CERTIFICATE Yeas 56 Nays 41 I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby Speaker of the House of certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2044 as passed by the House of Representatives Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
H-2204.1 HOUSE BILL 2044 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Representatives Duerr, Senn, Fitzgibbon, Alvarado, Ryu, Taylor, Callan, Berry, Gregerson, Reed, Macri, Chopp, Bergquist, Goodman, Pollet, Kloba, and Davis Prefiled 12/26/23.
Passed by the Senate February 29, Yeas 27 Nays 22 Chief Clerk President of the Senate Approved FILED Secretary of State State of Washington Governor of the State of Washington HOUSE BILL 2044 Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Representatives Duerr, Senn, Fitzgibbon, Alvarado, Ryu, Taylor, Callan, Berry, Gregerson, Reed, Macri, Chopp, Bergquist, Goodman, Pollet, Kloba, and Davis Prefiled 12/26/23.
1 HB 2044.PL increases in levies for multiple consecutive years, up to six consecutive years, during which period each year's authorized maximum legal levy shall be used as the base upon which an increased levy limit for the succeeding year is computed, but the ballot proposition must state the dollar rate proposed only for the first year of the consecutive years and must state the limit factor, or a specified index to be used for determining a limit factor, such as the consumer price index, which need not be the same for all years, by which the regular tax levy for the district may be increased in each of the subsequent consecutive years.
1 HB 2044 increases in levies for multiple consecutive years, up to six consecutive years, during which period each year's authorized maximum legal levy shall be used as the base upon which an increased levy limit for the succeeding year is computed, but the ballot proposition must state the dollar rate proposed only for the first year of the consecutive years and must state the limit factor, or a specified index to be used for determining a limit factor, such as the consumer price index, which need not be the same for all years, by which the regular tax levy for the district may be increased in each of the subsequent consecutive years.
2 HB 2044.PL (4) If expressly stated, a proposition placed before the voters under subsection (1) or (2) of this section may:
2 HB 2044 (4) If expressly stated, a proposition placed before the voters under subsection (1) or (2) of this section may:
3 HB 2044.PL
3 HB 2044
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Action History

  1. Effective date 6/6/2024.

  2. Chapter 114, 2024 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Delivered to Governor.

  5. President signed.

  6. Speaker signed.

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  11. Minority; without recommendation.

  12. Minority; do not pass.

  13. WM - Majority; do pass.

  14. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  15. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  16. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

  17. Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  19. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  20. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  21. Minority; do not pass.

  22. FIN - Majority; do pass.

  23. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

  24. Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.

  25. First reading, referred to Finance.

  26. Prefiled for introduction.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on · 50 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (134)

134 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#40)

Passed 27 Yea · 22 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5500
Republican 01600
Democrat 22100
Total 272200
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Billig — Yea
Hawkins — Nay
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
Mullet — Nay
Padden — Nay
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Nay
Van De Wege — Yea
Wilson, L. — Nay
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Nay
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Claudia Kauffman Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Nay
Curtis King Republican Nay
Drew MacEwen Republican Nay
Jeff Holy Republican Nay
Jeff Wilson Republican Nay
Jim McCune Republican Nay
John Braun Republican Nay
Judy Warnick Republican Nay
Keith Wagoner Republican Nay
Mark Schoesler Republican Nay
Matt Boehnke Republican Nay
Nikki Torres Republican Nay
Perry Dozier Republican Nay
Phil Fortunato Republican Nay
Ron Muzzall Republican Nay
Shelly Short Republican Nay

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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#37)

Passed 56 Yea · 41 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 22800
Democrat 53400
Unaffiliated 1901
Total 564101
% of votes cast 57%42%0%1%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Chambers — Nay
Chandler — Not Voting
Cheney — Nay
Chopp — Yea
Hutchins — Nay
Kretz — Nay
Maycumber — Nay
Mosbrucker — Nay
Robertson — Nay
Sandlin — Nay
Wilcox — Nay
Alex Ramel Democrat Yea
Alicia Rule Democrat Nay
Amy Walen Democrat Yea
April Berg Democrat Yea
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Bill Ramos Democrat Yea
Brandy Donaghy Democrat Yea
Chipalo Street Democrat Yea
Chris Stearns Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Clyde Shavers Democrat Nay
Dan Bronoske Democrat Yea
Darya Farivar Democrat Yea
Dave Paul Democrat Nay
David Hackney Democrat Yea
Davina Duerr Democrat Yea
Debra Entenman Democrat Yea
Debra Lekanoff Democrat Yea
Emily Alvarado Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Greg Nance Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Jamila Taylor Democrat Yea
Jessica Bateman Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
Joe Timmons Democrat Nay
Julia Reed Democrat Yea
Julio Cortes Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Lauren Davis Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Lisa Callan Democrat Yea
Liz Berry Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mari Leavitt Democrat Yea
Mary Fosse Democrat Yea
Melanie Morgan Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
My-Linh Thai Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharlett Mena Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tana Senn Democrat Yea
Tarra Simmons Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Alex Ybarra Republican Nay
Andrew Barkis Republican Nay
April Connors Republican Nay
Carolyn Eslick Republican Nay
Chris Corry Republican Nay
Cyndy Jacobsen Republican Nay
Dan Griffey Republican Nay
Drew Stokesbary Republican Nay
Ed Orcutt Republican Nay
Jenny Graham Republican Nay
Jim Walsh Republican Nay
Joe Schmick Republican Nay
Joel McEntire Republican Yea
Keith Goehner Republican Yea
Kevin Waters Republican Nay
Leonard Christian Republican Nay
Mark Klicker Republican Nay
Mary Dye Republican Nay
Michelle Valdez Republican Nay
Mike Steele Republican Nay
Mike Volz Republican Nay
Paul Harris Republican Nay
Peter Abbarno Republican Nay
Sam Low Republican Nay
Skyler Rude Republican Nay
Stephanie Barnard Republican Nay
Stephanie McClintock Republican Nay
Suzanne Schmidt Republican Nay
Tom Dent Republican Nay
Travis Couture Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2044?
HB 2044 is sponsored by Lauren Davis (Democrat), Shelley Kloba (Democrat), Gerry Pollet (Democrat), Roger Goodman (Democrat), Steve Bergquist (Democrat), Chopp, Nicole Macri (Democrat), Julia Reed (Democrat), Mia Gregerson (Democrat), Liz Berry (Democrat), Lisa Callan (Democrat), Jamila Taylor (Democrat), Cindy Ryu (Democrat), Emily Alvarado (Democrat), Joe Fitzgibbon (Democrat), Davina Duerr (Democrat), and Tana Senn (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2044?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 26, 2023. Enacted.
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