Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)
SB 185 is a technical correction bill that updates specific dates in existing property tax exemption law for nonprofit theaters. It changes the effective date from October 1, 1990, to June 1, 1995, and adjusts the reference year from 2025 to 2026. This bill does not create new exemptions or alter eligibility rules - it only corrects administrative dates in current law. The change directly affects nonprofit theaters operating under the existing tax exemption framework. The bill was recently passed by the Senate with committee recommendations.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 14, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Nov 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0
upper
Nov 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0
upper
Nov 10, 2025
Committee
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
upper
Oct 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
upper
Sep 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1
upper
Sep 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Jacque
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Jacque and Spreitzer;
cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Novak, Duchow, Melotik, Kreibich, Brown, Billings, Tranel, Mursau, O'Connor, Rivera-Wagner, Johnson and Sheehan
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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