SHB 1261: Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land.
Signed into law: Chapter 138, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Low
- Introduced
- January 14, 2025
- Status
- C 138 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (April 22, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Adds agritourism activities to allowable uses on open space farm and agricultural land. Reduces the classification removal penalty calculation to four years of back taxes. Authorizes assessors to waive any back taxes, interest, or penalty for classification removal and allows county treasurers to refund any of those amounts paid by a taxpayer.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 7, 202597 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 14, 202549 yea · 0 nay
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