---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing a property tax exemption for limited equity cooperative housing."
description: "Providing a property tax exemption for limited equity cooperative housing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5713"
citation: "Washington SB 5713 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMES AND HOUSING", "LOW-INCOME PERSONS", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Das"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9976dffd-0535-436f-b6e3-f258d1993a12"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5713&year=2021"
source_hash: "67de71482377f17f173d9d73f0b88bacb46bb97c7ae3b5ecd909febdd14c570f"
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 5713 (2021-2022) — Providing a property tax exemption for limited equity cooperative housing.

## 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/5713.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **41–7** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19) — **34–15** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **54–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Das — primary (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2022-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+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 93, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-19T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM
- **2022-01-27T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-05T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-21T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-25T13:00:00+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/9976dffd-0535-436f-b6e3-f258d1993a12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).