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House advances tax‑exemption change for limited economic‑development projects after debate over housing trust fund
Summary
The House debated and advanced Second Substitute House Bill 137, which narrows a 20% set‑aside and permits an automatic exemption for narrowly defined economic development projects that do not displace housing; supporters said it will spur local economic projects and boost school district property tax revenue, while opponents warned it could reduce funds for the Olene Walker Housing Trust Fund.
Representative Peterson introduced Second Substitute House Bill 137, saying the measure creates a narrow automatic exemption to the 20% set‑aside requirement when a project is strictly economic development located on land without housing units and the local taxing entity agrees. "If the project is specific to economic development and it consists of an area without housing units so that you're not…
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