---
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).