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SB6150 • 2026
Providing tax relief for businesses and properties impacted by the Fairfax bridge closure.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Fairfax bridge closure/tax
First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
Fairfax bridge closure/tax
AN ACT Relating to providing tax relief for businesses and 1 properties impacted by the Fairfax bridge closure; adding a new 2 section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 3 RCW; creating a new section; and providing contingent expiration 4 dates. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:6 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 82.04 7 RCW to read as follows: 8 (1) Beginning July 1, 2026, this chapter does not apply to 9 amounts received by persons located within an impact area during an 10 unmitigated bridge closure. A person is located within an impact area 11 if the address on file with the department as of January 1, 2026, is 12 within the impact area. 13 (2) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this 14 section. 15 (a) "Impact area" means any area within three miles, east or 16 west, of state route number 165 and south of the junction of state 17 route number 162 and state route number 165. 18 (b) "Unmitigated bridge closure" means the time period beginning 19 on July 1, 2026, and continuing through the last day of the calendar 20 S-3725.2 SENATE BILL 6150 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senator Fortunato p. 1 SB 6150 year concurrent to the opening of a replacement or new bridge along 1 state route number 165 that spans the Carbon river.2 (3) This section expires on the first day of the calendar year 3 subsequent to the opening of a replacement or new bridge along state 4 route number 165 that spans the Carbon river. The department shall 5 notify the office of the code reviser of the upcoming expiration of 6 this section before such expiration. 7 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 84.36 8 RCW to read as follows: 9 (1) Beginning with taxes due and payable in calendar year 2026, 10 all property located within an impact area during an unmitigated 11 bridge closure is exempt from taxation. 12 (2) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this 13 section. 14 (a) "Impact area" means any area within three miles, east or 15 west, of state route number 165 and south of the junction of state 16 route number 162 and state route number 165. 17 (b) "Unmitigated bridge closure" means the time period beginning 18 on January 1, 2026, and continuing through the last day of the 19 calendar year concurrent to the opening of a replacement or new 20 bridge along state route number 165 that spans the Carbon river.21 (3) This section expires on the first day of the calendar year 22 subsequent to the opening of a replacement or new bridge along state 23 route number 165 that spans the Carbon river. The department shall 24 notify the office of the code reviser of the upcoming expiration of 25 this section before such expiration. 26 (4) This section applies both retroactively to taxes due and 27 payable in calendar year 2026 and prospectively. A property owner 28 paying property taxes in calendar year 2026 may seek a refund under 29 chapter 84.69 RCW. 30 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. RCW 82.32.805 and 82.32.808 do not apply 31 to this act.32 --- END --- p. 2 SB 6150