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Committee advances bill exempting certain nonprofit-leased property from property tax
Summary
The House Finance Committee voted to report House Bill 1094 out of committee with a "due pass" recommendation after a staff briefing that the bill would exempt property owned by some nonprofits when leased to government, tribes or other nonprofits for social services.
House Bill 1094 was reported out of the House Finance Committee with a due pass recommendation after a committee vote of 9-5 with one excused member.
The bill, described in a staff briefing by Rochelle Harris, would "exempt property owned by certain nonprofits if they lease the property to government entities, federally recognized tribes, or other non profits to use the property for certain social services," Harris told the committee.
Committee Vice Chair Representative Wallen moved the bill to be reported out with a due pass recommendation. "This is that, property tax exemption for nonprofit type activities for, Together Center in Redmond and also other kinds of human services providers throughout our state that are leasing the property and don't own them," Representative Wallen said, urging members to vote yes.
Representative Orcutt said some members had concerns with bill language and that several would vote no. The committee then conducted a roll-call vote: Berg (aye); Street (excused); Orcutt (nay); Jacobson (nay); Abel (nay); Chase (nay); Mena (aye); Partially (aye); Penner (nay); Rammell (aye); Santos (aye); Scott (aye); Springer (aye); Wallin (aye); Wiley (aye). Staff announced the tally as nine ayes, five nays and one excused, and Chair Berg announced the bill "is reported out of committee with a due pass recommendation."
No amendments were offered during the committee’s executive action on the bill. The committee record shows the motion was moved and seconded but a seconding member’s name was not recorded in the transcript.
Because this was committee action only, next steps would be scheduling and further floor consideration if the House leadership places the bill on the calendar.
