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Under the adopted substitute, the bill consolidates part 1 and part 2 of the state levy into a single integrated property tax and sets a consolidated rate in calendar year 2026 at an amount that reflects revenue reductions from exempting part 1 under the senior citizen property tax relief program, while otherwise remaining revenue‑neutral. The substitute also expands the retired‑person property tax relief program by increasing qualifying income thresholds and the amount of assessed value used in determining relief. It provides an optional standard deduction for combined disposable income equal to $7,500 for an individual and an additional $7,500 for spouses or domestic partners, and it excludes combat‑related special compensation from disposable income calculations.

Committee debate focused on the need for more precise estimates of any tax shift among taxpayers caused by the consolidation. Senator Grama urged a yes vote, saying the substitute focuses on expanding senior relief and clarifying levies. Senator Braun and others expressed concern about the lack of a firm estimate for the size of any tax shift; the State Association of Assessors later provided an estimate of a maximum shift of $0.05 per $1,000 of assessed value cited by supporters during debate.

Outcome: The committee adopted proposed substitute 19 and recommended substitute Senate Bill 5,798 for a due‑pass recommendation to the rules committee by voice vote.

Why it matters: The measure changes levy structure and expands senior relief, with potential distributional effects across property taxpayers if assessed‑value shifts occur.

What happens next: The substitute goes to the rules committee; members requested more precise fiscal analysis and tax‑shift estimates as the bill advances.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Ways & Means - 4/18/2025 9:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Substitute Senate Bill 5,798 was recommended out of committee after sponsors removed a proposed growth limit change and consolidated the state levy into a single rate while expanding senior property tax relief eligibility and providing a new standard deduction option.","taxTitle","Ways & Means, Senate, Legislative Sessions, Washington","taxId",20513,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6574596,"Committee advances scaled proposal to tax large holders of publicly traded financial assets",0,1713000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3058639-7a3a8796c7c9c8fd5b6a1b7aad412466&start=1713&end=1713","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3058639-7a3a8796c7c9c8fd5b6a1b7aad412466/thumbnail_1713000.jpg","/articles/6574596/Washington/Committee-advances-scaled-proposal-to-tax-large-holders-of-publicly-traded-financial-assets","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574596-ee5f3a68ab4c7430ec4173deb8154884/orig.mp4?Expires=1770987657&Signature=ZefQrTHGLD483qqgw3xHFCrHRCRrq2YFopL5Zu55qTTHQ8wx5kEvlqpp~YFoXGRvSU09jzCpTq3kuNAwJK9ryDUg-wae8mktbTh3cV3kvVlvYf4DXO79VQ1lZTrNTkAYJaVH61TVb0majOqMWiCcP3sPqSyGdICoErZyV72aMzP6S0E9T~6~bOqU9A0I~JgHTwNjTQh1JeP9fqpPWQqAROT5t319GgH7DLcDi0LXzcwm0OBIVrXcU4b4wSYlB23Ke5ikGnX03gms8SYjN0lLgSba7ZNc2nbSzJRFybSgsXA90tBBX5wPrMe8IfSMoH--NZUBDrlOaiM9Rx6l4SrW9w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Ways & Means Committee on April 18 forwarded substitute Senate Bill 5,797, a bill to impose a state tax on certain financial intangible assets (publicly traded stock, publicly traded bonds, mutual funds, exchange‑traded funds) owned by taxpayers with at least $50 million in taxable financial intangible assets.

Committee staff briefed an original revenue estimate of roughly $12.2 billion over a four‑year outlook and an expenditure impact, but a proposed substitute by Senator Frame substantially reduced the rate and adjusted exemptions and revenue distribution. The substitute reduced the tax rate and exempted the first $50,000,000 of financial intangible assets, and redirected revenues to the Education Legacy Trust Account instead of the general fund; staff said the revised proposal would generate about $100 million per year beginning in 2027.

One amendment removed a clause declaring the act necessary for state support; that amendment was adopted. Some members raised implementation and administrative cost concerns; staff presented an estimated $54 million in expenditures across the outlook period in early briefing.

Outcome: The committee adopted a proposed substitute and recommended substitute Senate Bill 5,797 for a due‑pass recommendation to the rules committee.

Why it matters: The bill targets a narrow population of very large holders of publicly traded financial assets and would create a new source of revenue under the state’s tax code, channeled under the substitute to the Education Legacy Trust Account.

What happens next: The bill will proceed to the rules committee for signatures and any further floor consideration; staff and members signaled continued review of administrative costs and exemption thresholds.","Substitute Senate Bill 5,797 — a proposed tax on certain financial intangible assets owned by individuals with at least $50 million in such assets — received a due‑pass recommendation after a substitute reduced the rate and changed revenue destination to the education legacy trust account.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6574601,"Committee adopts multiple targeted amendments but advances broad bill to tax additional services and nicotine products",3074,1376000,4450000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3058639-7a3a8796c7c9c8fd5b6a1b7aad412466&start=1376&end=4450","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3058639-7a3a8796c7c9c8fd5b6a1b7aad412466/thumbnail_1376000.jpg","/articles/6574601/Washington/Committee-adopts-multiple-targeted-amendments-but-advances-broad-bill-to-tax-additional-services-and-nicotine-products","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574601-4893d195646724216770483b4521ed96/orig.mp4?Expires=1770987658&Signature=SDZi9gvuiSEKG~5YLiGded~kcQOcMz3a6KAP3NAQVSahlZJ3-X~~0scEfNgv71HVqaS9RWSgL~6fnuDuhteZz9VDqO2Ti4DWjA05hdRbNanRsG7iM0OyEhgM69Mjl9V8cpQJ5Cy99qp5dBKcMQmQSgpNjVn-0SvdLk7zwggDWFYbal0IVaPFmwmnzRkjBlOgC3QDL4k~azgrKlrx1hSeW~SKyJBlkP0bXEZXtOeH4SnKili~3lPWXjEbHpjlNc1CuREHGd7WhWUrr8NDphIe2F7lrcVs9L5lX1~fO-GAViMkMQo71jCI0Jk8RwJ6XLoBkffS3B05Hf3HEpcf~-UU0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Ways & Means Committee on April 18 voted to advance substitute Senate Bill 5,814, a large bill that would extend retail sales tax to certain services, broaden the tobacco/nicotine tax base and require a one‑time prepayment of sales tax collections for qualifying businesses. Committee staff estimated multibillion‑dollar revenue impacts in the 2025‑27 biennium and over a four‑year outlook.

Committee members considered a sequence of amendments that narrowed the bill’s scope in several places. Senator Mazzall offered amendments to exempt certain information technology consulting, training and support services purchased by hospitals (Amendment 42) and to exclude hospitals from the definition of temporary staffing services (Amendment 43); Amendment 42 failed and Amendment 43 was adopted. Other amendments sought to exempt temporary staffing serving long‑term care facilities (Amendment 44, not adopted), to clarify advertising and live‑presentation definitions (Amendment 46, adopted), and to exclude electronic health records and telehealth platforms from the taxable definition (Amendment 48, not adopted). The committee also adopted clarifications to prevent double taxation within affiliated groups (Amendment 47).

On nicotine products, the committee debated several competing amendments that would define “moist snuff,” add definitions for oral nicotine and nicotine analogs, and impose a per‑unit tax on oral nicotine products. Amendments 51 and 52 (nearly identical, offered by Senators Stanford and Braun) proposed a new per‑unit tax for oral nicotine products; both were discussed and ultimately withdrawn. Other amendments removed a one‑time prepayment requirement (Amendment 53, not adopted).

The bill’s briefers and senators noted sizable fiscal estimates: staff cited an approximately $2.9 billion increase in state revenue in the 2025‑27 biennium and about $4.7 billion over the four‑year outlook, along with several million dollars in Department of Revenue administrative costs. Senators questioned whether a portion of the increase would be effectively a half‑percentage point rise in the state sales tax base and how local governments would be affected.

Committee outcome: After multiple roll calls on individual amendments and several voice votes, the committee rolled adopted amendments into a substitute and recommended substitute Senate Bill 5,814 for a due‑pass recommendation to the rules committee.

Why it matters: The bill would materially broaden retail sales tax to new services and nicotine products, changing the B&O tax classifications for some providers and potentially shifting tax incidence to consumers and local governments.

What happens next: The substitute goes to the rules committee; senators indicated additional technical and budget work will be required as the bill advances.","Substitute Senate Bill 5,814, which would extend sales tax to select services and broaden nicotine taxation, received a due‑pass recommendation after the committee adopted and rejected multiple amendments addressing hospitals, telehealth, temporary staffing, advertising services, and nicotine product definitions.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6574606,"Committee advances substitute to close Rainier School by June 30, 2027; amendment to prioritize transfer withdrawn",2600,508000,3108000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3058639-7a3a8796c7c9c8fd5b6a1b7aad412466&start=508&end=3108","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3058639-7a3a8796c7c9c8fd5b6a1b7aad412466/thumbnail_508000.jpg","/articles/6574606/Washington/Committee-advances-substitute-to-close-Rainier-School-by-June-30-2027-amendment-to-prioritize-transfer-withdrawn","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574606-08254f8f6d7276f64aeab14d19b7e7bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770987658&Signature=msCzwTvkRHn5ailp-aslmcy74~05i3PR6O0eqED32OqVkbrYRZ9ZMUo1ddHgX20d4JF0gDid04cesAJ3p~wj1sRnDV1DqLpyS7nSgQJng2-~dY~3VLD7YOTlqMC-tlQqFp0w167hhpeyxQDDg4iIQK1uVYait9RFGHXSUWAnjqFy0-aPJ990R-hYIfthK9m~YnkwaPZM3CHBFS0~zvXPzlb7oDpBFUMU7QdfNpTv7SZ0iV1Auc7v4x5Yt4-0Wuy5XbHna9Fva-Fu60iPv2B1ixHAq-94BHSJdiO5Rk9dE9Gw2HSZuDhE62Iv9Y05xQAwFSvs6yvHEXysEctvXCr7zg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Ways & Means Committee on April 18 gave substitute Senate Bill 5,393 a due‑pass recommendation to the rules committee after debate about client transitions, possible transfers of the Rainier School campus, and fiscal impacts.

The proposed substitute directs the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), subject to appropriations, to transition current residents to state‑operated living alternatives, supported living facilities, adult family homes or other residential habilitation centers according to client preferences and closes Rainier School by June 30, 2027. Committee staff presented multiple fiscal estimates: staff briefings and the Senate budget produced different net savings and costs across the 2025‑27 biennium and the four‑year outlook, and staff noted capital costs for “warm closure” and campus security measures.

Senator Kaufman offered Amendment 22 to require DSHS to explore transferring ownership and operations of the Rainier School to a third party and to prioritize transfer over closure; the amendment would have required exploration of transfer options and delayed closure proceedings if enabling legislation authorizing transfer was not enacted by July 1, 2026. Senator Kaufman later withdrew Amendment 22, saying she hoped the state would consider transfers where feasible and that she intended to continue negotiations on related budget language.

Committee members expressed divergent perspectives. Some senators said closure was necessary because of the state’s broader care strategy; others said moving residents would risk loss of continuity of care and that community capacity to absorb residents—especially in some counties—was limited. Senator Conway said she would vote no, citing the difficulty of finding placements in Pierce County; Senator Behnke and others expressed similar concerns about rural placement and continuity of care. Senator Torres noted the committee’s decision to keep at least one regional school open and emphasized the cottage model used at Yakima Valley School.

Fiscal context: committee staff briefed estimated operating and capital costs and projected net savings in some budget versions; staff also noted an estimated general fund revenue loss tied to the intermediate care facility tax. Staff said the Senate budget assumes a mix of transitions (50% to other RHCs, 25% to supported living, 15% to state‑operated living alternatives via three new homes, and 10% to adult family homes).

Outcome: After debate and the withdrawal of the transfer amendment, the committee adopted proposed substitute 21 and forwarded substitute Senate Bill 5,393 to the rules committee with a due‑pass recommendation.

Why it matters: The bill directs closure and client transitions for a state residential habilitation center and carries both capital and operating budget implications as well as questions about placement capacity and continuity of care for residents.

What happens next: The substitute bill moves to the rules committee; staff and members indicated additional budget language discussions could continue during subsequent budgeting processes.","The Ways & Means Committee recommended substitute Senate Bill 5,393, which closes Rainier School by June 30, 2027, subject to appropriations and client transition planning; an amendment requiring DSHS to prioritize transferring the facility to a third party was withdrawn.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6574610,"Senate Ways & Means advances bill to repeal unused tax preferences after contentious amendment votes",2591,79000,2670000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3058639-7a3a8796c7c9c8fd5b6a1b7aad412466&start=79&end=2670","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3058639-7a3a8796c7c9c8fd5b6a1b7aad412466/thumbnail_79000.jpg","/articles/6574610/Washington/Senate-Ways-Means-advances-bill-to-repeal-unused-tax-preferences-after-contentious-amendment-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574610-6543f1b68b310d42b565c01799ba6dba/orig.mp4?Expires=1770987658&Signature=E7yrCHIyl95SQI9govc0AH1TnRqiX80oYaP2hFZdBAO5ZrDYyYPsQf4nYudVMql~diSnmH~Tkm-7JxzvgOOZTgImsrYgcxLDd0S5TMi0h5tBnPsJKR0X2YlFoHOk~EBV81019YOgE5QwraZXPHOzU9uQ3VTY3tHjMaEGwbNhwRnlKvhiVL5KFGtLe59D166GHan3ynMtH7lbBsDx9j14173sODYsn9HiPIrbTfPQPjm2SMq8QCUd0uv06g8cfOHEn~nzdfv~NmOuwTE9NAZFCdrCbzsmHxhl72CruER3hmD-9sOrfAvaHu7nO85Ndx0YgOg1bNRZn2GnDK0qFysDag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Ways & Means Committee on April 18 recommended substitute Senate Bill 5,794 to the rules committee after debate over dozens of proposed changes to state tax preferences.

The bill, as briefed to the committee, would repeal, modify, or clarify legislative intent for a set of tax preferences and, according to the staff briefing, increase state revenue in the upcoming biennium and over the four‑year outlook; staff also listed administrative costs for the Department of Revenue. The committee heard a proposed substitute by Senator Frame and multiple amendments that would restore or remove particular preferences.

The measures under discussion included proposed repeals of public utility tax deductions for the in‑state portion of interstate transportation, certain preferential B&O tax rates, exemptions for research and development property, incentives for alternative fuel vehicles, and a business-and-occupation exemption for credit unions. Several senators offered targeted amendments to restore specific preferences; others argued for repeal or for clearer legislative intent as recommended by the tax preference performance review process.

Senator Gildan urged support for an amendment that would “maintain[] all of the preferences that are currently in use and remove[] the ones that are no longer in use,” characterizing the amendment as a straightforward cleanup. Senator Grama opposed that change, saying it would “undercut the whole purpose of the bill” to implement the Legislature’s tax‑preference review. Senator Wagner and others argued for restoring preferences they described as serving public purposes, such as the public utility tax credit for discounts to low‑income households and exemptions for prescription drug resellers.

One amendment offered by Senator Trudeau — to repeal the B&O tax exemption for credit unions — was adopted by the committee. Other amendments were withdrawn or failed on voice votes. Senator Grama noted the bill would also repeal nearly 40 unused preferences to “clean up the code.”

After consideration of adopted and rejected amendments, the committee voted by voice to recommend substitute Senate Bill 5,794 receive a due‑pass recommendation to the rules committee.

Why it matters: The bill implements recommendations from the tax‑preference review process and could change which businesses and activities receive preferential tax treatment. Committee members framed the debate around transparency and whether preferences achieve stated public objectives.

What happens next: The committee forwarded the substitute bill to the rules committee for signatures and further action.","The Ways & Means Committee gave substitute Senate Bill 5,794 a due-pass recommendation to the rules committee after debate and votes over multiple amendments that would preserve or repeal specific tax preferences; sponsors said the bill clarifies legislative intent and removes unused preferences.","actionData","errors"]

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