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Legislative Tracker

Curated Washington tax bills, topics, status, and official movement.

This tracker turns official Washington Legislature bill activity into issue-level records for tax professionals. It groups companion bill activity, highlights tax topics and fiscal note flags, and keeps the latest official movement close to the source link.

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What we're tracking

Individual bills we track, each with its own number (e.g. HB 1998, SB 5774).

326

Bills

Related bills grouped by topic — House and Senate companion bills count as one issue.

243

Issues

Broad subject areas the issues fall under — B&O tax, property tax, REET, and so on.

22

Topics

Where they stand

243 tracked issues
Issues signed into law this session.

43

Enacted

Issues still moving through the legislature — not yet enacted.

200

Active / pending

Activity & fiscal notes

Official steps logged on the bills — readings, hearings, governor action. Counts activity, not bills.

258

Official actions

OFM fiscal-note packages estimating each bill's budget impact.

285

Fiscal notes

All statuses243Enacted43Active / pending200Clear filters

Showing 21–40 of 43 matching tracked issues covering 74 bills.

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ESSB 5794HB 1995HB 2723SHB 2084Tax preferenceEnactedOFM fiscal note

Tax preferences

Modifying existing tax preferences.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: HB 2723 - Tax preferences

Feb 4, 2026 · Tracked Bill · H Finance

Official bill status

ESSB 5794 · C 423 L 25

HB 1995 · H Finance

HB 2723 · H Finance

SHB 2084 · H Rules X

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 76909 · Feb 16, 2026

OFM fiscal note
Receipts
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$958K
2029-31
$838K
Operating
2025-27
$97K
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Tax signals
Tax preferenceGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

ESHB 2081HB 1320HB 2045SB 5815B&O taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Business & occupation tax

Modifying business and occupation tax rates to fund programs and services to benefit Washingtonians.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: HB 1320 - Business & occupation tax

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · H Finance

Official bill status

ESHB 2081 · C 420 L 25

HB 1320 · H Finance

HB 2045 · H Finance

SB 5815 · S Ways & Means

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 74998 · May 8, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Receipts
2025-27
$2.1B
2027-29
$3.6B
2029-31
$2.8B
Operating
2025-27
$3.7M
2027-29
$2.3M
2029-31
$1.1M
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Tax signals
B&O taxGeneral taxTax preference
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

2SHB 1614SSB 5314Capital gains taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Capital gains tax

Modifying the capital gains tax.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: 2SHB 1614 - Capital gains tax

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · H Rules X

Official bill status

2SHB 1614 · H Rules X

SSB 5314 · C 409 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 73037 · Feb 18, 2025

OFM fiscal note

OFM fiscal note package found; no clean rollup totals were available.

Tax signals
B&O taxCapital gains taxTax preferenceLocal taxGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

ESSB 5814HB 2083Sales/use taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Excise taxes

Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses to make a one-time prepayment of state sales tax collection.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: HB 2083 - Excise taxes

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · H Finance

Official bill status

ESSB 5814 · C 422 L 25

HB 2083 · H Finance

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 75023 · May 16, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Receipts
2025-27
$1.1B
2027-29
$1.5B
2029-31
$1.6B
Operating
2025-27
$4.8M
2027-29
$1.7M
2029-31
$870K
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Tax signals
General taxSales/use taxTobacco/vapor tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

ESHB 2049SB 5812Property taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

K-12 education funding

Investing in the state's paramount duty to fund K-12 education and build strong and safe communities.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: SB 5812 - K-12 education funding

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · S Ways & Means

Official bill status

ESHB 2049 · C 404 L 25

SB 5812 · S Ways & Means

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 75027 · May 16, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Receipts
2025-27
$200.0M
2027-29
$618.0M
2029-31
$1.1B
Operating
2025-27
$193.6M
2027-29
$373.1M
2029-31
$510.4M
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Tax signals
Property taxGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

HB 1126SB 5315Local government taxesEnactedOFM fiscal note

Local tax rate changes

Standardizing notification provisions relating to local tax rate changes and shared taxes administered by the department.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: HB 1126 - Local tax rate changes

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · H Rules X

Official bill status

HB 1126 · H Rules X

SB 5315 · C 245 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 71871 · Jan 27, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Operating
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Tax signals
Local taxGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

HB 1341SB 5700Excise and specialty taxesEnactedOFM fiscal note

Medical cannabis database

Concerning the medical cannabis authorization database.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: SB 5700 - Medical cannabis database

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · S Rules X

Official bill status

HB 1341 · C 59 L 25

SB 5700 · S Rules X

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 73091 · Feb 18, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Operating
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Tax signals
Excise taxTax preferenceGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

HB 1060SB 5458Tax preferenceEnactedOFM fiscal note

Newspaper tax preference

Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: SB 5458 - Newspaper tax preference

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · S Rules X

Official bill status

HB 1060 · C 15 L 25

SB 5458 · S Rules X

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 72334 · Feb 4, 2025

OFM fiscal note

OFM fiscal note package found; no clean rollup totals were available.

Tax signals
Tax preferenceGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

SB 5479SHB 1261General taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Open space incidental use

Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: SB 5479 - Open space incidental use

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · S Ways & Means

Official bill status

SB 5479 · S Ways & Means

SHB 1261 · C 138 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 74049 · Mar 6, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Receipts
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Operating
2025-27
$37K
2027-29
$25K
2029-31
$25K
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0

Includes indeterminate agency impacts.

Tax signals
General tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

SB 5777SHB 2020B&O taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Payment card processing/tax

Creating a business and occupation tax deduction and increasing the rate for persons conducting payment card processing activities.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: SB 5777 - Payment card processing/tax

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · S Ways & Means

Official bill status

SB 5777 · S Ways & Means

SHB 2020 · C 401 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 74853 · Apr 15, 2025

OFM fiscal note

OFM fiscal note package found; no clean rollup totals were available.

Tax signals
B&O taxTax preferenceGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

HB 1094SB 5697Property taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Social services/property tax

Providing a property tax exemption for property owned by a qualifying nonprofit organization and loaned, leased, or rented to and used by any government entity to provide character-building, benevolent, protective, or rehabilitative social services.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: SB 5697 - Social services/property tax

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · S Rules X

Official bill status

HB 1094 · C 16 L 25

SB 5697 · S Rules X

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 73022 · Feb 17, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Receipts
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Operating
2025-27
$4K
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0

Includes indeterminate agency impacts.

Tax signals
Property taxTax preferenceGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

HB 1355SB 5264General taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Tax compacts/capital invest.

Modifying retail taxes compacts between the state of Washington and federally recognized tribes located in Washington state by increasing the revenue-sharing percentages when a compacting tribe has completed a qualified capital investment.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: SB 5264 - Tax compacts/capital invest.

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · S Ways & Means

Official bill status

HB 1355 · C 136 L 25

SB 5264 · S Ways & Means

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 72076 · Jan 30, 2025

OFM fiscal note

OFM fiscal note package found; no clean rollup totals were available.

Tax signals
General tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

ESSB 5813HB 2082Capital gains taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Tax rates/cap. gains, estate

Increasing funding to the education legacy trust account by creating a more progressive rate structure for the capital gains tax and estate tax.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: HB 2082 - Tax rates/cap. gains, estate

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · H Finance

Official bill status

ESSB 5813 · C 421 L 25

HB 2082 · H Finance

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 75013 · May 13, 2025

OFM fiscal note

OFM fiscal note package found; no clean rollup totals were available.

Tax signals
Capital gains taxEstate taxGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

SB 5811SHB 2077General taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Zero-emission vehicle prg.

Establishing a tax on certain business activities related to surpluses generated under the zero-emission vehicle program.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: SB 5811 - Zero-emission vehicle prg.

Jan 12, 2026 · Tracked Bill · S Ways & Means

Official bill status

SB 5811 · S Ways & Means

SHB 2077 · C 419 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 74959 · Apr 25, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Receipts
2025-27
$77.9M
2027-29
$202.9M
2029-31
$194.6M
Operating
2025-27
$1.5M
2027-29
$642K
2029-31
$630K
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0

Includes indeterminate agency impacts.

Tax signals
General tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

SSB 5431Local government taxesEnactedOFM fiscal note

Tax and revenue laws

Modifying tax and revenue laws in a manner that is not estimated to affect state or local tax collections.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: SSB 5431 - Tax and revenue laws

May 20, 2025 · Tracked Bill · C 411 L 25

Official bill status

SSB 5431 · C 411 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 73152 · Feb 19, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Operating
2025-27
$23K
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Tax signals
Local taxGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

ESHB 2015Local government taxesEnactedOFM fiscal note

Public safety funding

Improving public safety funding by providing resources to local governments and state and local criminal justice agencies, and authorizing a local option tax.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: ESHB 2015 - Public safety funding

May 19, 2025 · Tracked Bill · C 350 L 25

Official bill status

ESHB 2015 · C 350 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 75035 · May 29, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Receipts
2025-27
$1.5M
2027-29
$6.0M
2029-31
$6.5M
Operating
2025-27
$2.2M
2027-29
$779K
2029-31
$93K

Includes indeterminate agency impacts.

Tax signals
General tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

SSB 5516Property taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Community centers/prop. tax

Modifying the property tax exemption for community centers.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: SSB 5516 - Community centers/prop. tax

May 17, 2025 · Tracked Bill · C 340 L 25

Official bill status

SSB 5516 · C 340 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 74476 · Mar 20, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Receipts
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Operating
2025-27
$4K
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0

Includes indeterminate agency impacts.

Tax signals
Property taxTax preferenceGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

ESB 5529Tax preferenceEnactedOFM fiscal note

ADU tax exemptions

Amending the county population threshold for counties that may exempt from taxation the value of accessory dwelling units to incentivize rental to low-income households.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: ESB 5529 - ADU tax exemptions

May 7, 2025 · Tracked Bill · C 207 L 25

Official bill status

ESB 5529 · C 207 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 74591 · Mar 31, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Operating
2025-27
$14K
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0

Includes indeterminate agency impacts.

Tax signals
Tax preferenceGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

EHB 1106Property taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Disabled veterans/prop. tax

Recognizing the tremendous sacrifices made by our military veterans by phasing down the disability rating requirements to ensure more disabled veterans are eligible for property tax relief.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: EHB 1106 - Disabled veterans/prop. tax

May 7, 2025 · Tracked Bill · C 200 L 25

Official bill status

EHB 1106 · C 200 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 74481 · Mar 20, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Operating
2025-27
$4K
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Tax signals
Property taxGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

HB 1494Property taxEnactedOFM fiscal note

Multiple-unit dwellings/tax

Concerning the property tax exemptions for new and rehabilitated multiple-unit dwellings in urban centers.

Official bill
Latest official movement

Tracked tax bill: HB 1494 - Multiple-unit dwellings/tax

Apr 25, 2025 · Tracked Bill · C 164 L 25

Official bill status

HB 1494 · C 164 L 25

Fiscal note impact

Final · Package 72558 · Feb 7, 2025

OFM fiscal note
Receipts
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Operating
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0
Capital
2025-27
$0
2027-29
$0
2029-31
$0

Includes indeterminate agency impacts.

Tax signals
Property taxTax preferenceGeneral tax
Monitor sources

Tracked Bill

Built from official Washington Legislature monitor data. Last monitor sync: May 23, 2026 · 326 tracked tax bills · 258 official events · 285 OFM fiscal notes