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Council hears 2026 state legislative wrap-up; lawmakers passed ‘millionaire’ income tax bill, staff say
Summary
City lobbyist and staff briefed the Everett City Council on the 2026 Washington legislative short session, highlighting supplemental budgets, local provisos retained for Everett, and passage of Senate Bill 6346—a new income tax on households over $1 million that is likely to face legal and ballot challenges.
The Everett City Council received a comprehensive briefing April 15 from the city’s lobbyist and staff on outcomes from the 2026 Washington legislative session, including budget changes and several policy bills that affect local government finances.
Trevor Justin, the city’s contracted lobbyist, summarized the short session as generally positive for Everett: the legislature passed supplemental operating, capital and transportation budgets and left in place several provisos from earlier sessions that benefit the city, including funding related to street medicine and a previously secured $7.4 million state grant intended for the Everett stadium project. Justin said the supplemental transportation budget increases preservation and maintenance funding and the capital supplemental added nearly $890 million in allocations for housing, water conservation and resiliency work.
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