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WA HB1786

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mike Volz

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds "public safety facilities" as an allowable use of tax increment financing revenues across four local infrastructure financing programs (RCW 39.89, 39.102, 39.104, and 39.114)

  • Defines "public safety facilities" as any facilities, structures, improvements, or equipment used to provide police, fire, emergency medical, or other public safety services

  • Enables cities, towns, counties, and port districts to use property tax allocation revenues from designated increment/development areas to fund construction and improvement of police stations, fire stations, and emergency services buildings

  • Amends community revitalization financing, local infrastructure financing, local revitalization financing, and tax increment financing statutes to include public safety facilities alongside existing allowable infrastructure like roads, water/sewer systems, parks, and affordable housing

Legislative Description

Adding public safety facilities to the allowable uses of revenues for local infrastructure financing projects.

Last Action

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance2/3/2025

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