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House Finance reports several tax measures out of committee after executive session

House Finance Committee · February 4, 2026

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Summary

In executive session the House Finance Committee reported multiple bills out of committee with due-pass recommendations: HB 2,194 (cultural access program tax) passed 10–5; substitute HB 2,257 was reported 15–0; HB 25 28 reported 11–4; and HB 21 75 reported 15–0. The committee also scheduled HB 2,584, HB 2,610 and HB 2,615 for executive consideration the following morning.

Following public hearings the committee moved into executive session and took formal action on multiple tax-related bills. Representative Street moved and the committee voted to report House Bill 2,194 (allowing concurrent cultural access program sales-and-use taxes by city and county under specified conditions) out of committee with a due-pass recommendation; the roll-call reading on the record showed Representatives Berg, Street, Mena, Ramel, Santos, Scott, Springer, Wallen, Wylie and Zahn voting aye and Representatives Orcutt, Jacobson, Abel, Chase and Penner voting nay; staff announced the result as 10 ayes and 5 nays.

The committee also reported a proposed substitute for House Bill 2,257 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation by a recorded/voice tally of 15 ayes and 0 nays. Members praised the substitute’s clarifications to prior revenue legislation and exemptions affecting schools and nonprofits.

Representative Street moved that House Bill 25 28 (local REET uniformity for cities implementing REET 2) be reported out with a due-pass recommendation; after discussion and a roll-call the staff announced 11 ayes and 4 nays.

House Bill 21 75 (sales-and-use tax exemption for providers of free durable medical equipment) was reported out of committee by a voice vote announced as 15 ayes and 0 nays; members described the measure as supporting nonprofit providers that repair and lend equipment to low-income disabled residents.

The chair announced that HB 2,584 (farm machinery exemption), HB 2,610 (nonprofit homeownership exemption) and HB 2,615 (VDA/amnesty) would be added to the executive-session agenda the following morning at 8 a.m. for further committee action.