WA SB 5647

died on adjournment

Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5647 pass?

No. WA SB 5647 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 (2026-03-12): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

What is WA SB 5647 about?

WA SB 5647 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5647?

Alvarado is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5647, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-03-03
First reading, referred to Finance.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-28
Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-02-28
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-28
1st substitute bill substituted (WM 26).
substitution
2026-02-28
Returned to second reading for amendment.
2026-02-28
Rules suspended.
2026-02-16
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
reading-3
2026-02-04
Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-02-03
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-03
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-03
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2026-01-12
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2025-04-21
First reading, referred to Finance.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-19
Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2025-04-19
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-04-19
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-04-19
On motion, referred to Rules.
referral-committee
2025-03-17
Senate Rules "X" file.
2025-03-11
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-02-28
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-02-27
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-27
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-27
WM - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-27
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-13
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2025-02-03
First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15)
2025-04-19 · pass · 39-9
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: no
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: no
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: no
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: no
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: no
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: no
- Warnick: no
- Wellman: other
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25)
2026-02-28 · pass · 38-11
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: no
- Braun: no
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: no
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: no
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: no
- Hasegawa: no
- Holy: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: no
- Warnick: no
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: no

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5647&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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