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Committee advances bill allowing cities to charge fee on long-vacant noncommercial residences
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment and voted to send Senate Bill 1095 (as amended) to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The bill authorizes cities and counties to impose a fee on noncommercial residences vacant for more than 188 days per year, with exemptions for certain larger or newly constructed units in the amendment.
The Senate Committee on Housing and Development adopted an amendment and voted to advance Senate Bill 1095 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation on March 31.
The committee considered the dash-1 amendment, which provides fee exemptions for developments that are a quadplex or larger or that are newly constructed, converted, or rehabilitated residences that have not been occupied since the work was completed. Vice Chair Anderson moved to adopt the dash-1 amendment and then moved the bill as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and referral to the Committee on Finance and Revenue.
Roll call recorded the following votes on the motion to advance the bill: Senator Broadman — Aye; Senator Nash — Aye; Senator Patterson — Aye; Vice Chair Anderson — Aye; Chair Pham — Aye. The motion passed.
Ending: The committee's action gives cities and counties the authority to impose the fee but does not require them to do so; the bill as amended moves to the Senate floor and to the Finance and Revenue Committee for further consideration.
