Advocacy Update: June 2022

BOMA and Commercial Real Estate Key Issues 2023 Washington State Legislative Session: Initial List

• Oppose any legislation that would establish sales tax on rents and leases
• Carbon Reduction Legislation
• Energy Mandates
• Garage Egress (seeking legislation that would allow non-sworn officers to conduct garage egress control during peak traffic conditions)
• Split Roll Property Tax – Prevention
• Support preserving existing Dual Agency brokerage regulations in Washington State (allowed in WA state and 41 other states)
• Repeal of capital gains
• Tax proposals: Preventing unfavorable B & O tax changes
• Seek any opportunities to add commercial to rent control prohibitions
• Support any legislation that promotes greater Public Safety improvements
• Oppose additional and new excise tax authority
• Defend again to retain the exemption of sales tax on the labor portion of janitorial services ~8 cents per SF

Just by way of Information, there is an organization called “Let’s Go Washington” that is collecting signatures for 11 ballot measures this November – those that pass would be initiatives to the Legislature

Initiatives to the Legislature are submitted at its regular session each January. Once submitted, the Legislature must take one of the following three actions:

1. The Legislature may adopt the initiative as proposed and it becomes law without a vote of the people;
2. The Legislature may reject or refuse to act on the proposed initiative and the initiative must be placed on the ballot at the next state general election; or
3. The Legislature may propose a different measure dealing with the same subject and both measures must be placed on the next state general election ballot.
   

https://letsgowashington.com/initiatives/