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WA HB1907
WA HB1907Defining the rental or lease of individual storage space at self-service storage facilities as a retail transaction for the imposition of business and occupation and sales and use taxes.
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Introduced
02/10/2025
02/10/2025
In Committee
02/10/2025
02/10/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/12/2026
03/12/2026
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT Relating to defining the rental or lease of individual 2 storage space at self-service storage facilities as a retail 3 transaction for the imposition of business and occupation and sales 4 and use taxes; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.050; creating a new 5 section; and providing an effective date. 6
AI Summary
This bill modifies the definition of "sale at retail" and "retail sale" in Washington state tax law to explicitly include the rental or lease of individual storage space at self-service storage facilities as a taxable transaction. Specifically, the bill adds language to clarify that the rental of storage units at self-service storage facilities (as defined in RCW 19.150.010) is considered a retail sale subject to business and occupation (B&O) and sales and use taxes. The legislature intends for the revenue generated from this tax clarification to be used for establishing and preserving cooperatively owned manufactured home communities and supporting affordable housing programs. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2026. This change essentially ensures that storage unit rentals are treated similarly to other types of property rentals for tax purposes, closing any potential ambiguity in the existing tax code about the taxability of self-storage rental transactions.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (7)
Strom Peterson (D)*,
Mia Gregerson (D),
Natasha Hill (D),
Nicole Macri (D),
Timm Ormsby (D),
Lisa Parshley (D),
Gerry Pollet (D),
Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (on 01/12/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1907&Year=2025&Initiative=false |
| Fiscal Note - 1907 HB (Final) | https://fnspublic.ofm.wa.gov/FNSPublicSearch/GetPDF?packageID=73415 |
| House Bill Analysis 2025 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1907%20HBA%20FIN%2025.pdf |
| BillText | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1907.pdf |
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