ESSB 5334: Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs.

What this bill does

Allows the legislative authority of a county or city to impose an excise tax on the sale of lodging of short-term rentals through a short-term rental platform at a rate of up to 10 percent, with revenue from the tax used for the operation and capital costs of affordable housing programs. Authorizes counties and cities to offer exemptions from the tax for one short-term rental property based on the property owner's age or income.

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Floor votes

• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 24, 2024
  29 yea · 20 nay
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 2023
  29 yea · 20 nay

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