---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning administration of the senior property tax exemption program."
description: "Concerning administration of the senior property tax exemption program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6319"
citation: "Washington SB 6319 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "SENIOR CITIZENS", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC.", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Takko"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ac87fcc-6fe0-4295-b9bf-acc9b95c5f4b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6319&year=2019"
source_hash: "30a9176a8af61229be0aaffab4d3380a7d8bff68465b91a3bc4475383dd4adee"
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 6319 (2019-2020) — Concerning administration of the senior property tax exemption program.

## 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/6319.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6319-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Takko — primary (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-10** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-18** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-19** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-10** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-18** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-19** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-19** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-19** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-24** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** FIN - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-27** Chapter 209, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-21T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-10T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T13:00:00+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/3ac87fcc-6fe0-4295-b9bf-acc9b95c5f4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).