Transit tax measure advanced
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The committee recommended passage, as amended, of a bill that would send Seattle voters a November 3, 2026 proposition to approve a sales and use tax for transit and related transportation programs.
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What this means
The committee moved forward a bill that would ask Seattle voters to approve a sales tax for transit and related transportation programs. If adopted by the full City Council, the measure would go to the ballot on November 3, 2026. The committee recommendation was unanimous, with 9 votes in favor and none opposed.
Key decisions
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- Recommended that City Council pass CB 121226 as amended.
- Advanced a ballot proposition for a sales and use tax to fund transit and related transportation programs.
- The committee vote was 9-0, with no opposition.
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Select Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District
Agenda
- This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
- Please Note: Times listed are estimated
- Call To Order
- Approval of the Agenda
- Items of Business
- An ordinance relating to a sales and use tax; providing for the submission to qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on November 3, 2026, a proposition to collect a sales and use tax to fund transit and related transportation programs in Seattle; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- Adjournment
Documents from this meeting
- Agendahttps://legistar2.granicus.com/seattle/meetings/2026/7/6826_A_Select_Committee_on_Seattle_Transportation_Benefit_District_26-07-16_Committee_Agenda.pdf
- Minuteshttps://legistar2.granicus.com/seattle/meetings/2026/7/6826_M_Select_Committee_on_Seattle_Transportation_Benefit_District_26-07-16_Committee_Minutes.pdf
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