Center Square: Dems push to repeal WA’s cap on property tax hikes encounters stiff resistance

The Center Square Washington covered Tuesday’s committee hearing in which lawmakers debated HB 1334, which would allow state and local governments to triple the rate they increase property taxes, compared to what is currently allowed under law. The bill faced still opposition from the public, with 12,124 people signed-in to oppose the bill with just 139 in support of it.

From the article:

“There’s a ton of pressure on homeowners and renters based on property taxes across our state,” Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, said during a Tuesday media availability event. “This is a bad idea for the state of Washington and people get that.”

Braun suggested cities and counties have plenty of money to fund their priorities.

“If you go back and look at the revenue growth and the budget growth for both cities and counties around our state, it’s very close, and in some cases, higher than what we’ve seen at the state level where the budget has grown at twice the rate of personal income,” he explained.

The full article from the Center Square is available here.

^{Photo: Rep. Pollet sponsor of HB 1334 | Screenshot TVW}