---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reinstating a property tax exemption for property owned by certain nonprofit organizations where a portion of the property is used for the purpose of a farmers market."
description: "Reinstating a property tax exemption for property owned by certain nonprofit organizations where a portion of the property is used for the purpose of a farmers market."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5505"
citation: "Washington SB 5505 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESSES", "FARMS AND FARMING", "NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS", "RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rolfes"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fac5c74d-2439-4d72-9c7c-2992c721f609"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5505&year=2021"
source_hash: "0b444e9bccf3443aba1dc0c746a9651ba7e9f67ce9f493d15dca81d041f9933b"
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 5505 (2021-2022) — Reinstating a property tax exemption for property owned by certain nonprofit organizations where a portion of the property is used for the purpose of a farmers market.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5505.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rolfes — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Wagoner — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** AWNP - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 84, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-13T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2022-01-25T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2022-01-27T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-22T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-24T13:00:00+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/fac5c74d-2439-4d72-9c7c-2992c721f609`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).