---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allowing for extensions of the special valuation of historic property for certain properties."
description: "Allowing for extensions of the special valuation of historic property for certain properties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2868"
citation: "Washington HB 2868 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REAL ESTATE AND REAL PROPERTY", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC.", "ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blake"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-28"
last_action: "2020-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b06c047-c1f5-433f-a049-13561e02a19d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2868&year=2019"
source_hash: "76236204beb01118ff7dea909e721612c6ee9930940ddf874aba5f9e9979b0ba"
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 2868 (2019-2020) — Allowing for extensions of the special valuation of historic property for certain properties.

## 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/2868.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2868-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#46) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Blake — primary (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-28** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-10** FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-10** FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** LGOV - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-19** Chapter 91, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-19** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-02-07T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-10T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government 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/2b06c047-c1f5-433f-a049-13561e02a19d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).