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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2227: Affordable housing/REET

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2227 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on December 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing. Primary sponsor: Alex Ramel (D). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): First reading, referred to Finance.

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Official title

AN ACT Relating to providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex RamelPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Davina DuerrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Darya FarivarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Shelley KlobaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Edwin ObrasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Cindy RyuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Sharon Tomiko SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Clyde ShaversCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Jamila TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Brianna ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading, referred to Finance.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page