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2015 House Bill 1940: Exempting levies imposed by qualifying flood control zone districts from certain limitations upon regular property tax levies

Public Act 170 of 2015

Introduced by Rep. Drew Stokesbary (Auburn) (R) on February 3, 2015
For Bill Information, please click HERE.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Finance Committee on February 3, 2015
Substitute offered in the House on February 25, 2015
Allows eligible flood control zone districts to permanently protect a portion of their levy capacity from general prorationing requirements under certain circumstances.
Passed 69 to 29 in the House on March 11, 2015.
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Allows eligible flood control zone districts to permanently protect a portion of their levy capacity from general prorationing requirements under certain circumstances.
Received in the Senate on March 13, 2015
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 13, 2015
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 25, 2015
Provides that the authority to protect the $0.25 per $1,000 of assessed value levy authority expires January 1, 2023 – the authority is no longer permanent. This authority is extended to those counties within the Chehalis River basin.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 26, 2015
Passed 43 to 4 in the Senate on April 14, 2015.
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Received in the House on April 20, 2015
Passed 82 to 13 in the House on April 20, 2015.
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Signed with partial veto by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 6, 2015
Allows flood control zone districts located in a county with a population of 775,000 or more to continue to protect a portion of their levy capacity from general prorationing requirements until January 1, 2023. Permits flood control zone districts located in a county within the Chehalis River basin to protect a portion of their levy capacity from general prorationing requirements from January 1, 2018 until January 1, 2023. Governor vetoed this expiration date..