---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizing certain cities to establish a limited sales and use tax incentive program to encourage redevelopment of vacant lands in urban areas."
description: "Authorizing certain cities to establish a limited sales and use tax incentive program to encourage redevelopment of vacant lands in urban areas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5755"
citation: "Washington SB 5755 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CITIES AND TOWNS", "HOMES AND HOUSING", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trudeau"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e1d1090-f254-4856-91b3-2d4d040838fc"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5755&year=2021"
source_hash: "ff47ee49bfb4a827cac5fc91e6b206bbbcdfe89da86512145b869227832868d3"
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 5755 (2021-2022) — Authorizing certain cities to establish a limited sales and use tax incentive program to encourage redevelopment of vacant lands in urban areas.

## 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/5755.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5755-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5755-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5755-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#44) — **29–19** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **66–31** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#32) — **27–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Trudeau — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 22). `substitution`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 1:00 PM.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 241, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-01T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-17T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2022-03-07T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2022-03-08T18:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 01:00 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e1d1090-f254-4856-91b3-2d4d040838fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).