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Sponsor frames 1% B&O surtax on private detention operators; counties seek carve-outs for regional juvenile facility
Summary
HB 2713 would impose a 1% B&O surcharge on operators of private detention facilities with Washington gross receipts over $1 million starting July 1, 2026; testimony highlighted GEO Corporation profits and county concerns that the tax could unintentionally apply to Martin Hall, a publicly overseen multi-county juvenile facility operated by a nonprofit.
The House Finance Committee opened a public hearing Friday on House Bill 2,713, which would add a 1% surcharge to the Washington business and occupation (B&O) tax on operators of private detention facilities that have annual Washington gross receipts above $1,000,000, effective July 1, 2026.
Committee staff John Brzezinski summarized the bill and its fiscal-note context: "House bill 2,713 provides that beginning 07/01/2026, in addition to all other taxes imposed under Washington's B&O tax, persons must pay a 1% surcharge on Washington taxable income arising from operating a private detention facility if that person has annual Washington gross receipts in excess of $1,000,000." He added the Department of Revenue could not disclose fiscal impacts affecting fewer than…
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