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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 277

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Relating to: the amount and distribution of the real estate transfer fee. (FE)

Real estate transfer fee

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law, generally, requires a person who conveys an interest in real

property to file a real estate transfer return with the county register of deeds and pay

a real estate transfer fee equal to 30 cents for each $100 of the value of the

conveyance. The county retains 20 percent of the fees collected and transmits the

remainder to the state.

This bill decreases the real estate transfer fee from 30 cents to 20 cents for each

$100 of the value of the conveyance. Under the bill, the county retains 30 percent

of the fees collected in 2023 and 2024, 40 percent of the fees collected in 2025, and

50 percent of the fees collected in 2026 and each year thereafter.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Krug (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Plumer (R) , Schmidt (R)

9 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Callahan (R) , Goeben (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Stroebel (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 12, Noes 1

Passed 12–1 Mar 13, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 6

Passed 9–6 Mar 13, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Green, Krug, Behnke, Bodden, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Plumer, Schmidt, Edming, Oldenburg and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Marklein, Nass, Quinn and Stroebel

  2. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

  3. May 30, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 16, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green

  5. Oct 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Ballweg added as a cosponsor

  6. Oct 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Zimmerman added as a coauthor

  7. Oct 26, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Goeben added as a coauthor

  8. Dec 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Callahan added as a coauthor

  9. Jan 9, 2024 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  10. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Krug

  11. Jan 24, 2024 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Feb 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Green

  13. Mar 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 12, Noes 1

  14. Mar 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 6

  15. Mar 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  16. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1