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WA HB 1397

died on adjournment

Imposing local property tax levies wholly credited against the state property tax to provide support and services for veterans' assistance and for persons with developmental disabilities or mental health needs.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1397 pass?

No. WA HB 1397 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA HB 1397 about?

WA HB 1397 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Imposing local property tax levies wholly credited against the state property tax to provide support and services for veterans' assistance and for persons with developmental disabilities or mental health needs.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1397?

Orcutt is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1397, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Orcuttprimary
  • Reevescosponsor
  • Jacobsencosponsor
  • Schmickcosponsor
  • Leavittcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-20

    First reading, referred to Finance.

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  2. 2025-02-04

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

  3. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1397&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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