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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Increasing the maximum tax rate for the voter-approved local sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities."
+description: "Increasing the maximum tax rate for the voter-approved local sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "SB 5272"
+citation: "Washington SB 5272 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["TAXES - SALES", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES", "TAXES - USE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hunt"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2019-01-16"
+last_action: "2019-05-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/487202b0-7ac3-4278-a3e9-a99c1c6cf652"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5272&year=2019"
+source_hash: "3819b53bdf707f9d0470833941b74507a69ec271886419d4b331d2ec947b3cce"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
+---
+
+# Washington SB 5272 (2019-2020) — Increasing the maximum tax rate for the voter-approved local sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5272.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5272-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5272-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **36–12** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **36–10** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **74–24** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hunt — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-16** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-05** LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2019-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2019-02-05** LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2019-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2019-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2019-03-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2019-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2019-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2019-03-12** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
+- **2019-04-02** FIN - Majority; do pass.
+- **2019-04-02** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2019-04-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2019-04-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2019-04-17** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2019-04-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2019-04-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 74; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2019-04-23** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2019-04-23** Passed final passage; yeas, 36; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
+- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
+- **2019-04-25** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2019-05-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-07** Chapter 281, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2019-05-07** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
+- **2019-01-31T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
+- **2019-02-05T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
+- **2019-03-26T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
+- **2019-04-02T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/487202b0-7ac3-4278-a3e9-a99c1c6cf652`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+