---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens."
description: "Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5160"
citation: "Washington SB 5160 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "SENIOR CITIZENS", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC.", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dhingra"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9527f4c-9133-47e3-a01d-2657d5c76288"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5160&year=2019"
source_hash: "a37f6deab534be48df3ef5ed8abb7ec03a05a7925d6a779805458890fea81911"
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 5160 (2019-2020) — Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens.

## 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/5160.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5160-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5160-S.htm)

## Votes

- 219 Braun Pg 6 Ln 39 (#20) — **21–27** (fail) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **37–11** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **35–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dhingra — primary (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Fortunato — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-17** WM - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2019-01-17** And refer to Housing Stability & Affordability. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-18** Referred to Housing Stability & Affordability.
- **2019-01-21** HSA - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-01-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-01-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-26** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-01** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-09** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-04-26** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-04-27** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-27** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-28** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2019-04-28** Passed final passage; yeas, 35; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 453, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-17T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 01:30 PM
- **2019-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 01:30 PM
- **2019-01-31T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-21T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-26T12:00:00+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/b9527f4c-9133-47e3-a01d-2657d5c76288`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).