BILL REQ. #:  H-4652.1 

Read first time 01/23/08.   Referred to Committee on Finance.

     AN ACT Relating to property tax statements; and amending RCW 84.56.022.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 84.56.022 and 1995 c 180 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((Each)) (1) Tax statements shall show the amount of ((voter-approved)): (((1))) (a) Regular levies ((except those authorized in RCW 84.55.050)), by taxing district; and (((2))) (b) excess levies, by taxing district. Such amounts may be shown either as a dollar amount or as a percentage of the total amount of taxes.
     (2) If a taxpayer, as shown by the tax rolls, holds solely a security interest in the real property as described in RCW 84.40.045, the county treasurer shall provide the person making payments to the taxpayer a copy of the tax statement; however, the copy must clearly indicate that it is not a bill for collection of property taxes.