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

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: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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

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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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

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

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