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HB13Introduced in the House

Municipal Property Tax Exemptions; Refund

Passed

Introduced by Andrew Gray, District 20

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act relating to optional municipal property tax exemptions for real property owned and occupied by volunteer certified or licensed providers of fire fighting, emergency medical, mobile intensive care paramedic services, or hazardous materials response services; relating to optional municipal property tax exemptions for certain long-term rental units, certain mobile home parks, real property rented to low-income families, real property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode, and real property owned by first-time homebuyers; and relating to municipal tax refunds.

Where it stands

EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/20/26

July 3, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

8 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Concur · May 20, 2026

32

Yes

7

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Jeremy Bynum1Yes
Rebecca Himschoot2Yes
Andrea Story3Yes
Sara Hannan4Yes
Louise Stutes5Yes
Sarah Vance6Yes
Justin Ruffridge7Absent
Bill Elam8Yes
Ky Holland9Yes
Charles Kopp10Yes

Bill history

  1. PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25

  2. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  3. CRA, FIN

  4. SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED

  5. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  6. CRA, FIN

  7. CRA RPT CS(CRA) 4DP 2DNP

  8. DP: HOLLAND, HALL, MEARS, HIMSCHOOT

  9. DNP: PRAX, RUFFRIDGE

  10. FN1: ZERO(CED)

  11. FIN REFERRAL REMOVED

  12. COSPONSOR(S): EISCHEID

  13. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/10/2025

  14. MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR

  15. READ THE SECOND TIME

  16. CRA CS ADOPTED UC

  17. AM NO 1 FAILED Y15 N23 E2

  18. AM NO 2 FAILED Y15 N23 E2

  19. AM NO 3 FAILED Y16 N21 E2 A1

  20. AM NO 4 FAILED Y15 N23 E2

  21. AM NO 5 FAILED Y17 N21 E2

  22. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CALENDAR

  23. COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS, GALVIN, JOSEPHSON, MINA

  24. READ THE THIRD TIME CSSSHB 13(CRA)

  25. PASSED Y25 N15

  26. TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  27. VERSION: CSSSHB 13(CRA)

  28. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  29. CRA, STA

  30. CRA RPT SCS 2NR 3DP NEW TITLE

  31. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 14

  32. NR: MERRICK, OLSON

  33. DP: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT

  34. FN2: ZERO(CED)

  35. CROSS SPONSOR(S): YUNDT, KAWASAKI, BJORKMAN, DUNBAR

  36. STA RPT SCS 1AM 2NR NEW TITLE

  37. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 14

  38. AM: KAWASAKI

  39. NR: GRAY-JACKSON, TILTON

  40. FN3: ZERO(CED)

  41. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2026

  42. READ THE SECOND TIME

  43. STA SCS ADOPTED UC

  44. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CAL

  45. READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSSSHB 13(STA)

  46. PASSED Y20 N-

  47. TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

  48. VERSION: SCS CSSSHB 13(STA)

  49. CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED

  50. CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP

  51. CONCUR AM OF (S) Y30 N9 A1

  52. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 14

  53. RESCINDED ACTION (CONCURRENCE) UC

  54. CONCUR AM OF (S) Y32 N7 A1

  55. 2:45 P.M. 6/4/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  56. MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  57. LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/22 CHAPTER 25 SLA 26

  58. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/20/26

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