---
type: "Bill"
title: "Subjecting federally recognized Indian tribes to the same conditions as state and local governments for property owned exclusively by the tribe."
description: "Subjecting federally recognized Indian tribes to the same conditions as state and local governments for property owned exclusively by the tribe."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2230"
citation: "Washington HB 2230 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INDIANS", "TAXES - LEASEHOLD EXCISE", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gregerson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-12-11"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc0761c5-51f4-412b-9049-5e95425fe8e3"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2230&year=2019"
source_hash: "daf1f623fe722b9c4c2de6ab60c6aa919b2fc0eb454bf15fc7738fb0250598fd"
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 HB 2230 (2019-2020) — Subjecting federally recognized Indian tribes to the same conditions as state and local governments for property owned exclusively by the tribe.

## 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/House%20Bills/2230.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#41) — **83–13** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) — **84–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gregerson — primary (person)
- Entenman — cosponsor (person)
- Gildon — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Stokesbary — cosponsor (person)
- Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-12-11** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-28** FIN - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-28** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-30** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 83; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-21** SGTE - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-05** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 84; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 272, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-27T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc0761c5-51f4-412b-9049-5e95425fe8e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).