SJR8203 • 2026

Principal residence/tax

Amending the Constitution to allow for a property tax exemption for a principal place of residence.

Taxes

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator Robinson, Senator Cleveland, Senator Conway, Senator Cortes, Senator Dhingra, Senator Frame, Senator Hasegawa, Senator Kauffman, Senator Krishnadasan, Senator Liias, Senator Nobles, Senator Pedersen, Senator Riccelli, Senator Saldaña, Senator Salomon, Senator Shewmake, Senator Slatter, Senator Stanford, Senator Trudeau, Senator C. Wilson
Last action: 2026-01-12
Official status: S Rules X
Effective date: Not listed

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Principal residence/tax

What This Bill Does

Principal residence/tax

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Bill History

2026-01-12 Senate
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Official Summary Text

Principal residence/tax

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BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 1
STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:2
THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the 3
secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state 4
for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to 5
Article VII of the Constitution of the state of Washington by adding 6
a new section to read as follows: 7
Article VII, section . . .. Notwithstanding any other provision 8
of this Constitution, the following tax exemption is allowed:9
(a) The legislature may, by appropriate legislation, provide a 10
residential real property exemption from property taxes for a 11
principal place of residence. 12
(b) The legislature may place restrictions and conditions upon 13
granting the residential real property exemption as it deems proper.14
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause 15
notice of this constitutional amendment to be published at least four 16
times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every 17
legal newspaper in the state. 18
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S-0811.3
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8203
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Robinson, Cleveland, Conway, Cortes, Dhingra, Frame,
Hasegawa, Kauffman, Krishnadasan, Liias, Nobles, Pedersen, Riccelli,
Saldaña, Salomon, Shewmake, Slatter, Stanford, Trudeau, and C. Wilson
Read first time 02/21/25. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
p. 1 SJR 8203