SHB 1818: Concerning the exclusion of compensating tax when land is sold to a governmental entity intending to manage the land similarly to designated forestland or timberland.

What this bill does

Creates an exception to additional and compensating tax when there is a sale or transfer of designated forestland or timberland to a governmental entity.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 17, 2024
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 1, 2024
  49 yea · 0 nay

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