ESSB 5173 — Concerning property exempt from execution.

What this bill does

Modifies and increases the maximum value of certain exemptions from execution, attachment, and garnishment. Provides that, in the case of married persons, each spouse is entitled to their own exemptions, which may be taken separately or combined. Requires automatic adjustment to the maximum value of each exemption every three years based on the Consumer Price Index.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 7, 2023
  65 yea · 32 nay · 1 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 7, 2023
  67 yea · 30 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 2023
  30 yea · 16 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 1, 2023
  29 yea · 19 nay · 1 not voting

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