1628-S2 AMH BARN H1961.1
2SHB 1628 - H AMD 758
By Representative Barnard
NOT CONSIDERED 01/02/2024
On page 11, beginning on line 19, after "price." strike all material through "voters.))" on line 26 and insert "Any county choosing to plan under RCW 36.70A.040(2) and any city within such a county may only adopt an ordinance imposing the excise tax authorized by this section if the ordinance is first authorized by a proposition approved by a majority of the voters of the taxing district voting on the proposition at a general election held within the district or at a special election within the taxing district called by the district for the purpose of submitting such proposition to the voters."
EFFECT: Restores the requirement that a city or county get voter approval before imposing the second 0.25 percent local real estate excise tax (REET 2).
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