(The Center Square) – A newly proposed Senate Bill from Washington Democratic senators would raise the property tax cap on Washington state and its local governments from 1% to 3%, while angering Republican senators.
Proposed Senate Bill 5770 states that the “arbitrary 1% limitation on the growth of property tax collections has severely inhibited the ability of the state, counties, cities and other special districts to provide critical community services in the face of significant population growth and inflation.”
The 20 Democratic senators that sponsored the bill say that modifying the cap on the growth of property tax collections would restore the primary revenue source the state and local officials use to fund public schools, law enforcement, fire departments and other services Washingtonians rely on.
