Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for certain investments, and creating a temporar
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Officially: “Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for certain investments, and creating a temporary business and occupation tax surcharge on large companies.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to Finance. · Apr 16, 2025
FIN - Executive action taken by committee. · Apr 19, 2025
FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Apr 19, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Apr 19, 2025
Placed on second reading. · Apr 19, 2025
FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Apr 19, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Apr 19, 2025
Placed on second reading. · Apr 19, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Apr 21, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Apr 21, 2025
Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill. · Apr 21, 2025
Held on calendar. · Apr 21, 2025
Floor amendment(s) adopted. · Apr 22, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 22, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 48; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Apr 22, 2025
First reading, referred to Ways & Means. · Apr 22, 2025
WM - Majority; do pass. · Apr 25, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Apr 25, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Apr 25, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Apr 25, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 26, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Apr 26, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 26, 2025
President signed. · Apr 26, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 27, 2025
Governor signed. · May 20, 2025
Chapter 420, 2025 Laws. · May 20, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025*. · May 20, 2025
The numbers
8
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Joe FitzgibbonStrom PetersonGerry PolletLisa ParshleyShaun ScottJulia ReedLiz BerryNicole Macri
Recorded votes
485 Muzzall Pg 8 Ln 34Senate · 2025-04-26 · Yea 19, Nay 29, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-04-26 · Yea 26, Nay 22, Absent 0, Excused 0
486 Braun Pg 41 Ln 32Senate · 2025-04-26 · Yea 21, Nay 27, Absent 0, Excused 0
487 Warnick Pg 32 Ln 3Senate · 2025-04-26 · Yea 20, Nay 28, Absent 0, Excused 0
483 Muzzall Pg 32 Ln 3Senate · 2025-04-26 · Yea 21, Nay 27, Absent 0, Excused 0
489 Wagoner Pg 31 Ln 32Senate · 2025-04-26 · Yea 20, Nay 28, Absent 0, Excused 0
477 Short Pg 31 Ln 32Senate · 2025-04-26 · Yea 19, Nay 29, Absent 0, Excused 0
502 MacEwen Pg 30 Ln 28Senate · 2025-04-26 · Yea 19, Nay 29, Absent 0, Excused 0
481 Christian Pg 30 Ln 28Senate · 2025-04-26 · Yea 19, Nay 29, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-04-22 · Yea 50, Nay 48, Absent 0, Excused 0
Motion to Place Measure on 3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-04-22 · Yea 59, Nay 39, Absent 0, Excused 0
1330 Abell Pg 41 Ln 39House · 2025-04-22 · Yea 45, Nay 53, Absent 0, Excused 0
1349 Dent Pg 31 Ln 25House · 2025-04-22 · Yea 45, Nay 53, Absent 0, Excused 0
1332 Connors Pg 31 Ln 8House · 2025-04-21 · Yea 45, Nay 53, Absent 0, Excused 0
1334 Manjarrez Pg 21 Ln 40House · 2025-04-21 · Yea 46, Nay 52, Absent 0, Excused 0
1336 Griffey Pg 12 Ln 30House · 2025-04-21 · Yea 45, Nay 53, Absent 0, Excused 0
1333 Waters Pg 12 Ln 7House · 2025-04-21 · Yea 45, Nay 53, Absent 0, Excused 0
1331 Caldier Pg 9 Ln 16House · 2025-04-21 · Yea 45, Nay 53, Absent 0, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
WA ST HOSPITAL ASSNvia Leonard A Mc Comb
2 filingsCOMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK OF WAvia Leonard A Mc Comb
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 7/27/2025*. (May 20, 2025).