---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing affordable housing needs through the multifamily housing tax exemption by providing an extension of the exemption until January 1, 2022, for certain properties currently receiving a twelve-year exemption and by convening a work group."
description: "Addressing affordable housing needs through the multifamily housing tax exemption by providing an extension of the exemption until January 1, 2022, for certain properties currently receiving a twelve-year exemption and by convening a work group."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2950"
citation: "Washington HB 2950 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMES AND HOUSING", "STUDIES", "COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Macri"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-24"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f0bf206-5bbf-420b-a267-b8d753fa1044"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2950&year=2019"
source_hash: "9523f123939d3ec474fcc4efc74e2d23276c8e0e4af83cad04f303a7f08dae84"
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 2950 (2019-2020) — Addressing affordable housing needs through the multifamily housing tax exemption by providing an extension of the exemption until January 1, 2022, for certain properties currently receiving a twelve-year exemption and by convening a work group.

## 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/2950.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2950-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **42–7** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **93–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Macri — primary (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-24** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-03-02** FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-09** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-09** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-09** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-10** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-31** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2020-03-31** Chapter 237, 2020 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2020-03-31** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-02-27T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 03:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2020-03-09T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-03-09T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f0bf206-5bbf-420b-a267-b8d753fa1044`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).